Improv Comedy Club Opening New Spot in Wisconsin

The Improv comedy club chain is more than back in business, announcing today it has expanded back up to 25 locations nationwide with the planned opening of a new club in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Improv will open Aug. 20, 2021, at The Corners of Brookfi…

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Netflix Is A Joke Fest Will Try Again To Debut, This Time in 2022

The inaugural Netflix Is A Joke Fest had plans for multiple specials and showcases to be filmed in Los Angeles at the end of April 2020 the for future enjoyment of Netflix subscribers everywhere. You can still see the big ol’ lineup Netflix had l…

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Episode #341: Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello began collaborating as comedy and life partners after meeting in 2007 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and Magnet Theater in New York City. Their early efforts included a webseries for Broadway Video’s Above Avera…

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JFL New Faces Booker Jeff Singer Submits Resignation

DEVELOPING… Jeff Singer, longtime booker for Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, just announced he submitted his resignation. The floodgates opened over the weekend after comedian Mehran Khagnani (previously featured here years ago in my &…

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JFL New Faces Booker Jeff Singer Submits Resignation

DEVELOPING… Jeff Singer, longtime booker for Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, just announced he submitted his resignation. The floodgates opened over the weekend after comedian Mehran Khagnani (previously featured here years ago in my &…

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Keith Apicary Auditions For America’s Got Talent 2021

If you’re not hip to Keith Apicary, you probably will be this summer. That’s because he finally debuted in primetime on NBC via America’s Got Talent. “Keith Apicary” is a character created by Nathan Barnatt. Barnatt, 40, o…

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Keith Apicary Auditions For America’s Got Talent 2021

If you’re not hip to Keith Apicary, you probably will be this summer. That’s because he finally debuted in primetime on NBC via America’s Got Talent. “Keith Apicary” is a character created by Nathan Barnatt. Barnatt, 40, o…

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Gerald Kelly and Little Hunter Kelly Compete on America’s Got Talent 2021

Stand-up comedian Gerald Kelly has waited his whole life for the opportunity to compete on America’s Got Talent. So has Kelly’s 7-year-old son, Little Hunter Kelly. Gerald has toured with his kids in the past, so maybe NBC’s AGT is ju…

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Comedy Dynamics To Produce 10 Stand-Up Comedy Specials During 2021 Tribeca Film Festival

If you needed more evidence that live comedy is already back in big business, then look no further than this month’s Tribeca Film Festival, which announced it’ll host the tapings of 10 new stand-up comedy specials in partnership with Comedy…

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Bo Burnham’s Thoughts On Comedy in 2021, As Seen in ‘Inside’ On Netflix

I love, love, loved Bo Burnham’s Inside on Netflix. My full review is forthcoming on another website, so until then, please enjoy these images from one of the special’s songs, in which Burnham wonders if now is the appropriate time for him,…

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