Jenny Zigrino first hit my radar in 2014 via the Marlon Wayans comedy contest on TBS, Funniest Wins. Zigrino didn’t win the contest, but much like her colleagues who didn’t “win” Last Comic Standing, she may just be winning the long game. Wayans cast h…
Continue ReadingJoyelle Nicole Johnson made her second appearance on The Tonight Show in 2021, and for good reason: Her first hour stand-up special premieres this weekend on NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform, and its executive produced by Jimmy Fallon! So hereR…
Continue ReadingIf you think married people are grown-ups, then hear Atsuko Okatsuka out, because in her set on The Late Late Show, she’ll explain why single people are the true adults in the room.
Continue ReadingAs befits her name, Joyelle Nicole Johnson is a comedian and writer who brings joy to the stage. She made her network TV debut in 2018 on Late Night with Seth Meyers, but it was her May 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallo…
Continue ReadingRicky Velez grew up in a blue-collar family in Queens and started living a blue-collar career before he discovered comedy, roomed with Pete Davidson, and won the New York’s Funniest stand-up competition. In that order. After winning that contest in 201…
Continue ReadingAhir Shah is a British comedian who was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and 2018. He has turned his 2019 touring show, DOTS, into his first proper televised comedy special, which debuted on HBO Max in 2021. Shah…
Continue ReadingTom Thakkar made his Tonight Show debut on Thursday night, joking about how he knows he’s getting old by pointing out what buildings used to be, how Indiana seems more dangerous than New York City, and getting banned from Twitter. “Oh no. W…
Continue ReadingRicarlo Flanagan was supposed to drop a new album today. But yesterday, friends and family mourned the comedian, actor and rapper, who died from COVID-19. Flanagan was 40. Originally from Ohio, Flanagan moved to Detroit in 2006 to advance his comedy an…
Continue ReadingAfter spending his 20s as a computer programmer, Will Hines caught the improv bug when he began studying and performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 1999 in New York City. He has gone on to become one of the most respected and experienced…
Continue ReadingAfter spending his 20s as a computer programmer, Will Hines caught the improv bug when he began studying and performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 1999 in New York City. He has gone on to become one of the most respected and experienced…
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