In case you missed the stand-up showcase series Unprotected Sets when it aired on EPIX in 2018, don’t worry. You’ll soon also be able to enjoy it as a podcast. The first episode debuted Aug. 5 via MGM and Audio Up, with Zainab Johnson. Here…
Continue ReadingSebastian Maniscalco met Pat McGann in the early 2010s, when Mansicalco was headlining Zanies in Chicago and McGann was the house MC. They eventually became friends and working partners, with McGann warming up the audience for Maniscalco’s Showtime spe…
Continue ReadingDiscussions of racial representation and onscreen depiction of the police both hit home for Carlos Alazraqui. Born to Argentinian parents, Carlos has spent the most time onscreen as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911!, which aired from 2003 to 2009 on Com…
Continue ReadingSmosh became the first popular YouTube channel in 2005 and has remained among the most popular channels on YouTube ever since. It would take almost 15 years, however, before Smosh followed other YouTubers by embarking on its first live tour in February…
Continue ReadingGreg Warren grew up in St. Louis the son of a wrestling coach, and enjoyed a successful high-school and college wrestling career himself before he discovered stand-up comedy while still a student at the University of Missouri. Neither stints at West Po…
Continue ReadingRamy Youssef is the son of Egyptian immigrants, growing up in New York and New Jersey, who jumped into sketch comedy as a teenager. It paid off for him initially with a role on the Nick at Nite sitcom See Dad Run. Youssef took what he learned there, as…
Continue ReadingRhys Darby is an actor, writer, podcaster and stand-up comedian from New Zealand. North American audiences first got to know him as Murray the manager from HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and more recently as Nigel the guide in the Jumanji movies. His ot…
Continue ReadingThe biggest comedian in podcasting is moving his show to Spotify. Joe Rogan just announced the news. On Instagram, he wrote: “Starting on September 1 the podcast will be available on Spotify as well as all platforms, and then at the end of the ye…
Continue ReadingWhen I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone for him throughout our conversation — but his mind and his sense of humor was quite intact, and he was still worki…
Continue ReadingWhen I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone for him throughout our conversation — but his mind and his sense of humor was quite intact, and he was still worki…
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