Feral Audio is dissolving; Starburns Industries launching SBI: Audio podcast network in its wake

Feral Audio, the podcast network founded by producer Dustin Marshall in 2012, is dissolving in the wake of abuse allegations against him by his ex-girlfriend. Musician Abby Weems posted this on her band Potty Mouth’s Twitter last week: hey guys if you could please take a moment to read and share this it would really […]

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SiriusXM will broadcast weeklong tribute to Don Rickles: Happy Holidays, Dummy

The legendary Don Rickles, who died earlier this year at the age of 90, will get feted each day next week in a special weeklong tribute from SiriusXM called Happy Holidays, Dummy. Starting on Christmas Day, each day of Happy Holidays, Dummy will feature rarely heard, exclusive audio from the comedian’s lengthy career on SiriusXM Comedy Greats […]

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Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert sing a Christmas carol for Howard Stern

What, or who, could convince Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert to collaborate on a Christmas carol? The “King of All Media,” of course! All hail Howard Stern for this cheeky holiday truce in the late-night TV wars. Roll it! Chorus to the tune of Jingle Bells: We’re all friends We’re all friends We […]

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Kevin Hart launching Laugh Out Loud comedy channel on SiriusXM

Kevin Hart and his Laugh Out Loud network are coming to SiriusXM. Hart, SiriusXM and Lionsgate announced the agreement today, in which Hart will host a weekly show on the new Laugh Out Loud channel to debut early in 2018 on SiriusXM. Hart also will curate the radio channel. “I am very excited to create […]

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Grammy nominations for 2017 Comedy Album of the Year

For perhaps the first time ever (?), all of the Grammy nominees for Comedy Album of the Year are audio recordings from Netflix specials and/or a concert film. One of the nominees, Dave Chappelle, is for TWO specials. And you can start wondering if Louis CK sabotaged his own bid for another Grammy nod, too. […]

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Donald Glover up for biggest Grammy Awards in 2018 as Childish Gambino

All hail Donald Glover! After making perhaps the best new TV series of 2017 with Atlanta on FX, he’s now up for Best Album of the Year (Awaken, My Love!) and Best Record of the Year (Redbone) at the 2018 Grammy Awards as Childish Gambino.   Congrats!

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Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius starts weekly radio show Oct. 24, 2017

Ricky Gervais, one of the first comedians to have a hit podcast, is returning to the booth to record a new weekly show exclusively for SiriusXM. Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius will premiere next Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at 11 a.m. ET. His one-hour show will air weekly on Comedy Greats channel 94, broadcast from London, New York […]

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Comedy Central launching its own podcast network

You’ve seen or most likely listened to a Comedy Central podcast before. The TV network has uploaded episodes of its half-hours or audio extras from network talent to iTunes and elsewhere in the past. But now Comedy Central is making it more official with an official podcast network. Comedy Central’s podcast network officially launched Wednesday […]

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All Things Comedy mounting first festival in Phoenix for October 2017

The folks at All Things Comedy are putting on their first-ever ATC festival this October in Phoenix. The podcast network founded by Al Madrigal and Bill Burr will celebrate their wide-ranging community of funny folks from Oct. 26-29, 2017, at Stand Up Live in Phoenix. Lineup so far includes many of comedy’s most popular podcasts, […]

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Mike Birbiglia talking about old jokes on SiriusXM to promote his current tour of new jokes

Mike Birbiglia will launch a five-part interview series this week on SiriusXM Comedy Greats channel 94 that looks back on the making of his previous stand-up comedy albums. “The Old Ones” kicks off Thursday with John Mulaney talking with Birbiglia about what went into his first album, “Two Drink Mike.” Other special guests include Birbiglia’s brother, […]

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