April 23, 2019
Not long after cancelling the series based on the early years at the Comedy Store, Showtime Documentary Films announced a four-part documentary series that will chronicle […]
March 7, 2019
Comedy Central is investing more resources in digital platforms. Comedy Central is releasing its first ever digital-only stand up special. National headlining comedian Emily Heller’s first […]
January 26, 2019
NBC has named comedian Mike E. Winfield as the winner of its 15th annual StandUp NBC competition. Winfield was chosen for the prestigious honor from eight […]
January 23, 2019
“The Ernie Kovacs Centennial Exhibit” to Debut in August 2019 The National Comedy Center will celebrate the centennial year of legendary comedy innovator Ernie Kovacs with […]
December 29, 2018
Comedy in 2018. A lot happened in comedy news in 2018- a lot of the news was bad with some hard hitting deaths, and some disturbing […]
December 27, 2018
Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Once a week we take a break from comedy to bring you this week’s […]
December 19, 2018
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is an endearing television classic that has become a Christmas tradition during the holidays. Since its debut in 1964, children have been […]
December 6, 2018
Comedy Central has announced that the network is adding Chris Distefano to its list of partners in production. Distefano has signed with the network for an […]
December 3, 2018
This week in late night is filled with plenty of great comedians and fabulous holiday guests.
November 12, 2018
Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column right here, to find out what’s happening […]
November 7, 2018
Ian Edwards, Wayne Federman and Secret Headliner, Judd Apatow Pop-Up in Chicago For a Sold Out Show at The Lincoln Lodge Wayne Federman Gives Some Details […]
October 25, 2018
The long awaited Bill Hicks biopic is coming and will be in the capable hands of Richard Linklater. Linklater will write and direct the film- as […]
October 22, 2018
There was a time when it looked like Netflix and Comedy Central were getting into a Jay Leno/David Letterman-esque war, where signing with Netflix would be […]
October 16, 2018
Before he passed, Jerry Lewis set up an Academy of Comedians to award honors to comedy’s top performers. The Academy will hold its first-ever Legacy Awards […]
September 6, 2018
Seinfeld and Veep co-stars Jerry Seinfeld and Tony Hale will be among the list of comedians honoring this year’s Mark Twain Award winner, Julia Louis Dreyfus. […]
August 21, 2018
Despite the quick cancellation of The Break with Michelle Wolf, and The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale, we have very high hopes that the Lionsgate […]
August 8, 2018
Comedy legend Elayne Boosler is going to be the next guest on Ron Bennington’s critically acclaimed Unmasked series on SiriusXM. Elayne is coming in to talk […]
July 25, 2018
Mark Lonow and Jo Anne Astrow Bring A True Story of Outrageous Comedy to the Stage in LA Acclaimed TV and film actor John Pleshette (Knots […]
July 12, 2018
Bob Geldof once asked us, “Where is the filtered excellence!?” It’s right here. Once a week we take a break from comedy to bring you this week’s […]
June 27, 2018
Sean Donnelly performed stand up on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday night and had a great set explaining why even though he’s a liberal, […]
June 12, 2018
Abby Elliott is looking to follow even closer in her father’s comedy footsteps by bringing absurd comedy back to late night television. Comedy Central is developing […]
June 11, 2018
It's an exciting week this summer in late night television. All of the hosts will be in their chairs and behind their desks and working this week with none of them on vacation.
June 4, 2018
As the days get longer, so do the vacations of our late night talk show hosts. The NBC Boys, Jimmy Fallon, Seth and Carson, are all taking this week off.
June 1, 2018
Live Comedy in New York City This MONTH: New York features some of the best live comedy in the world every single night, from Manhattan to […]
May 30, 2018
Congratulations to Chris DiStefano who will be taking over Friday nights on Comedy Central with a series of interstitial short segments between stand up segments on […]
May 28, 2018
Summer has arrived with the Memorial Day weekend. Of course, all of our late night talk shows are taking the federal holiday off, but the majority of them are turning that Monday into a full week vacation.
May 27, 2018
A popular headliner at comedy clubs around the world Ross Bennett has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, and, along with countless other TV […]