About a year ago the brother’s McElroy – Justin, Travis, and Griffin. Hosts of the wildly funny podcast (and short-lived… MORE
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Every year since 1982’s A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, Woody Allen has directed and released a feature film. Until now. Not only is Allen not working on any projects at the moment, but his most recent film, A Rainy Day In New York — which wrapped in November 2017 — might not get released. Richard […]
Continue ReadingMichael Jr.’s newest comedy special will be released nationwide in movie theaters as a one-night-only event. Tickets for the Oct. 18 screenings of “Michael Jr.’s MORE THAN FUNNY” can be purchased online at Fathom Events and participating theater box offices. “I’m so excited about this comedy special—when we were filming people in the audience were […]
Continue ReadingWhen I sat down with Ralphie May and Lahna Turner to podcast in the green room of Gotham Comedy Club back in March 2015, a woman with a camera filmed the whole thing. They planned to make a documentary about themselves as a comedy couple and a family. Instead, they separated. Ralphie later died. And […]
Continue ReadingPrepare for the feels! Magnoila Pictures is releasing a new movie about the life of Gilda Radner. A comedy pioneer… MORE
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It just got a little bit easier for a comedy to win a major Academy Award. No, the Oscars aren’t considering great comedies as potential Best Picture nominees, nor are they creating a specific Best Picture (Comedy) category. But the Academy did announce today that they’re adding a new category for “achievement in popular film.” Eligibility […]
Continue ReadingWil Sylvince’s passion project outside of stand-up comedy has been almost a decade in the making. Sylvince first showed me a short spec video back in 2010 of him as a boxer. Seven years later, his boxing film, I Am Maurice, has successfully raised more than $104,000 via Kickstarter from 641 donors. Two of those donors, […]
Continue ReadingBo Burnham grew up in front of the world, thanks to YouTube. Burnham now has translated that experience to 2018 and to everyone else, with his wonderful new movie, Eighth Grade. It premiered at Sundance in January, and goes nationwide this weekend. I enjoyed the opportunity to sit down with Bo for my podcast, Last […]
Continue ReadingAt the end of last year comedian Wil Sylvince rolled out a Kickstarter campaign to fund a movie he co-wrote… MORE
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Jim Gaffigan is having a good few weeks. Not only did he just release his 6th stand-up comedy special, Noble… MORE
Jim Gaffigan, Natasha Leggero, Reggie Watts, and Craig Ferguson lend their voices to Netflix animated feature, “Duck Duck Goose” appeared first on The Laugh Button.
