Comedy News for April 18-24, 2023
Say goodbye to The Late Late Show with James Corden this week on CBS. We also gave our RIP’s to Dame Edna (Barry Humphries), heard …
Continue ReadingSay goodbye to The Late Late Show with James Corden this week on CBS. We also gave our RIP’s to Dame Edna (Barry Humphries), heard …
Continue ReadingWhat is Spotify’s comedy philosophy, anyhow? I may have asked the question in this week’s newsletter, but that doesn’t mean the answers come easily. Also …
Continue ReadingSo as March turned to April, I decided to try to list all of the new comedy specials that had come out so far this …
Continue ReadingAnother legend of improv comedy has passed. Keith Johnstone, who wrote the seminal book on improv, “Impro,” and founded Theatresports, died March 11, 2023. He …
Continue ReadingJust a day after Richard Belzer died, we learned that Rick Newman also has left us. Newman, the founding owner of Catch A Rising Star …
Continue ReadingJust a day after Richard Belzer died, we learned that Rick Newman also has left us. Newman, the founding owner of Catch A Rising Star …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Richard Belzer. My thoughts on Belz, a new radio tribute on the four-year anniversary of the death of Brody Stevens, festival submission information for …
Continue ReadingKelly Monteith died on New Year’s Day at his home in California. Monteith was 80, and has suffered two strokes in early 2021 that left …
Continue ReadingBrandon Montrell, better known as the comedian Boogie B., died tragically Friday in a shooting outside of a New Orleans supermarket. Montrell was 43. Montrell …
Continue ReadingNoah Gregoropoulos, a celebrated teacher of improv comedians from Chicago, has died from cancer. He was 63. A graduate of Northwestern University, Gregoropoulous taught comedians …
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