Katt Williams knows that comedy is show business, and you need to know both the business and how to put on a show. Williams told me that this morning in an exclusive interview for my podcast, Last Things First, and he certainly still delivers when it’s time to shine. His four HBO specials have been […]
Continue ReadingWhen Johnny Carson retired into the late-night sunset, never to be seen again except for a rare appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, I was OK with that. But Letterman retiring didn’t seem exactly right. Certainly he couldn’t keep up with the Jimmy Fallons or James Cordens. Certainly he never wanted to learn […]
Continue ReadingMaria Bamford’s Netflix comedy will not return for another season. According to Variety, the streaming network is not moving forward with Lady Dynamite, which debuted in May 2016 and premiered its second season back in November. Bamford tweeted out the below message after the cancellation was reported over the weekend: A GREAT RUN! Thank you […]
Continue ReadingMaria Bamford’s Lady Dynamite now joins Jim Jefferies’ Legit and Cristela Alonzo’s Cristela as sitcoms by stand-up comedians starring those comedians that ended way too early, and will have fans asking the comedian when to expect another new season for years on end, to no avail. Netflix confirmed over the weekend that it would not […]
Continue ReadingTodd Glass went and got himself a Netflix comedy special, and he seems determined to make the most out of… MORE
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Tom Segura reminds me of every great stand-up comedian that I used to see in comedy clubs before/between the booms. Segura takes relatively unpopular positions and makes you laugh along with him at them, and does so with a tightly structured set infused with callbacks that pay off. He’s one-half of one of the funniest […]
Continue ReadingKatt Williams is set to release his first stand-up comedy special for Netflix on January 12th. It’s the first Netflix… MORE
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There’s a lot happening this week to kick off the first full week of television programming of the new year.… MORE
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As part of his deal for world dominance, Jerry Seinfeld brought his popular web series, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee… MORE
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For decades, David Letterman presided over a late-night circus that asked celebrities and made jokes about the headlines of the day. For his next trick on Netflix, Letterman will sit down with people he admires and ask them timeless questions. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman will premiere new episodes monthly, beginning […]
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