Episode #256: Chris Porter

Kansas City native Chris Porter caught his first big break just months after moving to Los Angeles with a gig competing on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He finished third that season. Since then, Porter has recorded two comedy albums, a half-hour special …

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2018 Peabody Awards winners include Hannah Gadsby, Hasan Minhaj, “Barry,” + “The Good Place”

Congratulations to Hannah Gadsby, Bill Hader, Hasan Minhaj, and everyone living in The Good Place for their new biographical notations as Peabody Award winners! Here are the official citations from The Peabodys…they’ll all be feted May 18 i…

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Check out a new joke from Anthony Jeselnik’s new special, “Fire In The Maternity Ward”

This past November, we were fortunate enough to gather at Town Hall in NYC to witness Anthony Jeselnik record his… MORE
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Amy Poehler gets the gang back together in new Netflix movie, “Wine Country”

Amy Poehler got her gang back together for her new Netflix film, Wine Country it’s a reunion of a lot… MORE
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Chris Lilley Netflix character causes controversy over potential blackface

Chris Lilley is coming to Netflix, but one of his characters is stirring up controversy online. Netflix released a trailer introducing the characters Lilley will portray on the new series, Lunatics. Lunatics will premiere on April 19 and feature Lilley playing six different characters in first season’s 10 episodes. Lilley rose to prominence when his show Summer Heights High became a cult hit. He later made Ja’mie: Private School Girl

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Wanda Sykes: Not Normal first hourlong Netflix special from a Black woman

Wanda Sykes has a new special coming out on Netflix. The veteran stand-up’s special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, will launch globally on May 21. While not much is known about the content of the special, Netflix said in a release that the hour-long comedy special will feature a healthy serving of political critique. Sykes isn’t shy to say that the current political climate is “not normal.” This year, Sykes has

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Netflix Is A Joke now has its own SiriusXM channel as Netflix slowly consumes your entire life

Netflix is coming t radio with a new SiriusXM channel, Netflix Is A Joke Radio. Starting April 15, the new channel will feature the streaming service’s stand-up library in audio form, comedic talk shows, and original radio programming. The channel is the first audio venture for Netflix’s comedy content and will be a full-time comedy channel to air exclusively on SiriusXM ch. 93. Over the past few years, Netflix has distinguished

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Watch the trailer for Gad Emaleh’s “Huge In France” hitting Netflix April 12th

Gad Emaleh is a very accomplished French comedian. In fact, he’s often refereed to as the French Jerry Seinfeld. His… MORE
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SiriusXM launching Netflix comedy radio station

This is not a joke. A Netflix Is A Joke radio station will debut this coming Monday, April 15, 2019, on SiriusXM satellite radio. The new station will broadcast parts and wholes of Netflix’s extensive and growing catalogue of stand-up comedy spec…

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This week in comedy: why be normal when you can be special

This week the new Netflix series Special hit the streaming giant. It’s based on the memoir from Ryan O’Connell I’m… MORE
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