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Late night roundup: Adam Newman, Kellen Erskine (and Siri)

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It was a fairly quiet week in late night stand-up despite Conan’s return to TV. Adam Newman and Kellen Erskine did solid sets this week showcasing their talents to a national audience. Erskine can be seen on Amazon’s Inside Jokes docuseries and made his late night stand-up debut on Conan in 2018. He also performed on everyone’s favorite ‘what’s this person going to do?’ series America’s Got Talent. Newman is

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Amazon picks Jim Gaffigan as first original comedy special

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Jim Gaffigan will release his next stand-up special, Quality Time, on Amazon Prime Video later this year. Gaffigan’s seventh taped hour will be Amazon’s first foray into producing comedy specials. The Jim Gaffigan Show star will record Quality Time at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on March 9. “I am so honored to be Amazon’s first original stand-up special,” said Gaffigan. “This is going to be exciting.” Amazon’s entrance into

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Tig Notaro books Pittsburgh comic who sacrifices gig over Louis CK

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Louis C.K. is in the news again—though he hasn’t actually done anything this week. Comedian John Dick Winters made waves in the Pittsburgh comedy scene for canceling a gig at a venue that booked C.K. And Tig Notaro is giving him a big thumbs up. Winters canceled with the Pittsburgh Improv when the club announced it had booked the former comedy wunderkind on what could be called an unofficial comeback

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Phoebe Robinson to New York Comedy Club: Do better than booking alleged abusers

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2 Dope Queens star Phoebe Robinson has had ‘enough’ of comedy clubs letting alleged rapists on stage. Robinson took to Instagram late Wednesday night calling out New York Comedy Club to “do better” after an “alleged rapist” was also on the night’s line-up. Robinson was booked to perform on the 9:00 show at New York Comedy Club’s 24th Street location on Wednesday evening. In the video, she shares that she

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Netflix in February: Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, Ray Romano stand-up special, more!

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Netflix just released its list of new shows coming for next month. The list came out in conjunction with a video hyping some of the new shows coming. The video does not show everything coming to the platform, but it does show some new original TV shows and new comedy specials. You can watch the announcement below, but Laughspin is here to break down all the comedies coming to Netflix

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Jay Leno on Conan O’Brien Tonight Show transition: I wouldn’t change a thing

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Jay Leno shared his thoughts on the disastrous Tonight Show transition in a rare appearance on Tuesday’s Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. When asked by Cohen for “one thing” he’d redo about his controversial return to late night, Leno stated, “I can’t think of anything I’d do different.” Jay Leno’s Tonight Show debacle resurfaces In case anyone forgot the decade-old drama, NBC replaced Leno with Conan O’Brien—then the

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Broad City final season trailer says, “Don’t be scared.”

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Broad City returns to Comedy Central in just two days for “one crazy, epic final season.” A hot new trailer dropped on Wednesday that has fans of the beloved show wondering how it will all end for Abbi and Ilana. The trailer assures viewers, “no matter what the outcome, don’t be scared. Wherever the series goes, creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson have surely come a long way since their their

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Broad City removes Dave Becky as EP for final season

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Broady City is returning for its final season this week and will be doing so without Dave Becky. Comedy Central confirmed to Vulture that Becky will not be credited as an executive producer for the show’s final season. This will be the first season since the show premiered back in 2014 that Becky has not been listed as an EP. Becky is a partner at 3 Arts Entertainment—which will remain

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RIP Kevin Barnett: Comedians pay tribute to rising stand-up

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We regret to report that stand-up comedian Kevin Barnett passed away. The news rocked the New York City stand-up scene Tuesday morning, though comedians nationwide have expressed their sorrow. Details around his death are limited, but Deadline reports that he “died suddenly” vacationing in Mexico. He was 32-years-old. Barnett is probably most known for his truTV sketch comedy series Friends of the People, though the writer-performer has also shown up

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Oscar nominees: Melissa McCarthy nominated for Best Actress, Worst Actress in the same year

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Melissa McCarthy is nominated for an Oscar. Again. The Oscar nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning by funny people Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross. McCarthy, who is also nominated for a Razzie Award this year for the Happytime Murders, will hope to take home the Oscar for Best Actress. The actress took a dramatic turn portraying real-life fraudster Lee Israel in Can You Ever Forgive

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