My friend JC Coccoli is helping produce this year’s Pittsburgh Comedy Festival back in her Three Rivers hometown, and she wanted me to remind you comedy kids out there that you still have a week or so to submit your stand-up act, improv group or workshop! Submissions are open until Sunday, May 27 — the […]
Continue ReadingThe 3rd annual Skankfest lineup has arrived. The weekend comedy festival which is the brainchild/spinoff of the wildly popular Legion… MORE
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Kat Radley spent the better parts of 2016 and 2017 submitting writer’s packets to late-night comedy shows. “I think I lost count at one point, but if you name a show, I pretty much sent a packet for it,” Radley told me. Last August, the first packet she’d submitted turned into a job offer. Since […]
Continue ReadingThe legend of John Candy lives on in the spirits, hearts and minds of funny Canadians and comedy lovers everywhere. And now, the comedy festival in Canada’s capital city has begun handing out annual awards in his name, with the first recipients of the Candy Comedy Award being Andrea Martin and Colin Mochrie. They received […]
Continue ReadingJust For Laughs Group, the company behind the annual Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal as well as international comedy tours, festivals, and television specials, just got new owners. The company announced today that Canada native Howie Mandel and US-based talent agency ICM Partners are leading an investor group that has acquired the company. […]
Continue ReadingSacre bleu! Just For Laughs Group (Groupe Juste Pour Rire), responsible for throwing the biggest comedy festival in the world each July in Montreal, as well as fests in Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney, television specials, series and tours, has new owners. Howie Mandel and ICM Partners top an investor group that has acquired JFL founder […]
Continue ReadingAdult Swim has put on live interactive tours in summers past, but this October, it’ll go one step further by throwing its first-ever Adult Swim Festival. Happening Oct. 6-7, 2018, in downtown Los Angeles, the Adult Swim Festival will include two stages of comedy and music, along with premiere screenings, stand-up, gaming, and more. Run […]
Continue ReadingBuckle up folks because Adult Swim is getting into the festival game. Taking a page from other brand’s holding boutique… MORE
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NYC’s PodFest is making a return to Manhattan for its 6th year of programming. This year’s festival features shows from… MORE
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Austin’s SXSW festival returns next month from Friday, March 9th through Sunday the 18th, and the initial lineup for the event was just revealed, including Bill Hader (interviewed by Leonard Maltin) Aparna Nancherla, Conner O’Malley, Horatio Sanz, James Adomian (for a Bernie Sanders Town Hall discussion with Jake Tapper), Robin Thede, Rachel Bloom, Nick Offerman, […]
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