Comedy Central Presents, Last Comic Standing, and Comedy Knockout alum Lynne Koplitz makes her Netflix standup special debut later this month, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Titled Hormonal Beast, the special was taped in New York City and debuts on Netflix Tuesday, August 22nd. Here’s the logline: Unabashed, menopausal New Yorker and […]
Continue ReadingWe rarely do this: cover something that’s not “of the moment” — and I’m not sure this week’s feature could be any less of the moment. In fact, at three years old, this video is ancient. It’s also so funny and, upon showing it to a friend earlier this week and realizing we’ve never celebrated it […]
Continue ReadingThe first time I saw Kristen Bartlett was in The Dead Dads Club, a show she wrote and performed with her husband, Jason Gore. Their fathers had died only months apart but, after dealing with some peculiar characters, they found a way to turn their grief into comedy. The sketches were as funny as they […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee highlights the many judicial appointments Donald Trump has made during his presidency so far, which is terrifying considering he’s loading up the federal court system with super-conservative, mostly white picks that get the job for life. “Trump has picked 37 judges in six months. That’s […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the escalating situation with North Korea: “It’s an extremely tense, delicate situation that requires calm diplomacy and sober deliberation. Unfortunately, we elected a human bullhorn with a corn syrup addiction.” Meyers looks at the ways Trump AKA “Bullhorn McSyrup” […]
Continue Readingvia GIPHY Brought to you by TodayTix This August, TodayTix is celebrating all things funny with Comedy Month. From August 10 – 31, all sketch, stand-up, and improv tickets have no convenience fee — how convenient! See what’s playing in your city by tapping here or downloading the TodayTix app. WHAT TO SEE: Improv, sketch, […]
Continue ReadingThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert just booked a very interesting/questionable guest. Colbert just revealed on Twitter that fired White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci will appear on the CBS show next Monday, August 14th: On Monday 8/14 Anthony Scaramucci will be my guest on @colbertlateshow. This is just a heads up for our censors […]
Continue ReadingNew York-based comedian Shane Torres is making his standup album debut next month. Comedy Central Records will release the album, titled Established 1981, on Friday, September 8th, and it will also be available for free on Laughly for 24 hours prior to release. Check out a preview track from the album below, where Torres offers […]
Continue ReadingIt’s unlikely that there are many kids out there whose dream is to direct and create pre-taped segments on Saturday Night Live. Of course, as you get older you realize that’s an incredible opportunity that countless directors would love to have, it’s just not your typical Hollywood vision. It certainly wasn’t what Rhys Thomas and […]
Continue ReadingThe Seeso exodus has officially begun. Today, the streaming platform VRV announced that it’s added four Seeso comedies to its new VRV Select service, including Hidden America with Jonah Ray, The Cyanide & Happiness Show, My Brother, My Brother and Me, and Dan Harmon’s HarmonQuest, which will debut its second season on Friday, September 15th. […]
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