January 21, 2016
Most comedians will tell you that the first step to success onstage is a room that is setup correctly. I’ve even written articles about the importance […]
January 21, 2016
This morning, The Harris Poll results were released, and Jimmy Fallon, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey and Steven Colbert made the list of the top five tv personalities in America. NCIS' Mark Harmon beat all of them for the top spot as America’s favorite TV personality, narrowly beating out reigning champion Ellen Degeneres. According to Poll results, Conservatives pick Harmon while Moderates and Liberals both lean toward DeGeneres. Harmon last held the title in 2011 and DeGeneres leaned up in the last three years, proving that America likes it’s TV the way they like their politics. Full of familiar faces.
January 20, 2016
Could you be as funny as you are now, in a different language? That is the task that Gad Elmeleh signed up for when accepting his residency at Joe’s pub. Oh My Gad is the French comedians new English speaking show that begins it’s run at Joe’s on Jan 21st. Elmaleh made his US television debut last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers. On Seth, he taught Americans to say his name correctly, taught Meyers a French phrase, and told a story about embarassing himself in front of Jerry Seinfeld when he dubbed Jerry's role in B Movie into French.
January 20, 2016
The whole world has been focused on Bill Cosby since a clip from Hannibal Buress’ show went viral reminding society that Cosby had a big ol' closet full of rapey secrets.
January 19, 2016
If you believe that awards are won or lost during casting, we should hand over all the awards to the BBC for this delectable pairing of talent in “Stan and Ollie “. Steve Coogan AND John C Reilly in any movie together should make any comedy fan giddy with delight. Coogan and Reilly as Oliver and Hardy? That my friends, is pure genius. Personally, I would watch John C Reilly and Steve Coogan together watching paint dry, I digress.
January 19, 2016
Comedy Dynamics is once again compiling a collection of one of the most important voices in comedic history. The Sam Kinison Comedy Collection, will feature Kinison’s comedy specials and the documentary made by Bill Kinison entitled Brother Sam, (based on the book of the same name).
January 19, 2016
Fresh off his successful stint on Comedy Central’s Key and Peele, Jordan Peele is joining Morgan and John Carcieri to write the as of now unnamed pilot.
January 19, 2016
The streaming service turned producing juggernaut just announced release dates for some of its most successful series, and has announced a second installment of fan favorite Jessica Jones. Staggered release dates throughout the spring provide adequate viewing opportunities for even the most dedicated binger.
January 13, 2016
In August of this year the palettes of comedians and comedy groupies alike went crazy with news of the Jim Carrey produced pilot for Showtime “I’m Dying up Here”. Yesterday Showtime announced it would pick up the hourlong comedy. Full on comedy drooling may commence.
January 9, 2016
Comedy Central has been embracing the lack of attention span in its core demographic while simultaneously giving newer faces a chance to create some groundbreaking comedy with web series. Web series are a great way to explore comedy premises, without breaking the bank to do it, and CC seems to love this concept.
January 7, 2016
Yesterday, all fans of lady comedy breathed a collective sigh of “thank my nature’s pocket, Broad City is coming back” when Comedy Central announced the gals would be back for seasons two AND three. This morning, the universe gifted us magic we didn’t even know we needed.
January 7, 2016
The folks at Comedy Central have been slowly working towards multi-platform inundation with interactive shows like @midnight and The Nightly show’s “keeping it 100” tweet questions […]
January 6, 2016
On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, David Cross took some time out of making Trevor Noah uncomfortable to awkwardly/hilariously announce that he is embarking on a stand up tour.
January 5, 2016
Any time you hang out with a group of comedians, they will inevitably start talking about which rooms they love. The mere mention of a beloved performance space will make the most sardonic of headliners light up and earnestly exclaim “that is a GREAT room, I love playing there” What makes these rooms so great?