Here’s one for all the 61-year-old raging alcoholics out there: Ron White has a new hour of stand-up comedy on Netflix. White’s a great storyteller, what with his handy cigar and tequila, and treasure trove of anecdotes. In one of the less hilarious but even more insightful moments for stand-up comedy, White tells the audience: “Traditionally […]
Continue ReadingMo Amer received a gift from the comedy gods when an airline upgraded his seat last year to put him in first class next to Eric Trump. Amer turned that trip into a tale worth telling first on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and then into an even longer version for his first Netflix […]
Continue ReadingFlight of the Conchords have reunited. And it feels as if nothing has changed in the decade since HBO viewers first saw the New Zealand duo starring in their own TV comedy series plugging away in the alt scene of New York City. And yet, of course, they’ve become bigger stars individually in the meantime. […]
Continue ReadingIf Joe Rogan likes to joke that he’s a moron, then what does that make his audience, which has grown even larger in the past couple of years as his podcast has also grown to include a five-times-a-week video livestream, and his other job broadcasting for the UFC has gotten even more popular, too? Another […]
Continue ReadingIf Joe Rogan likes to joke that he’s a moron, then what does that make his audience, which has grown even larger in the past couple of years as his podcast has also grown to include a five-times-a-week video livestream, and his other job broadcasting for the UFC has gotten even more popular, too? Another […]
Continue ReadingI find D.L. Hughley a fascinating guy to hear opine on just about anything, whether it’s at the bar sharing a bottle of wine (back in the day) or listening to him on the radio. Which is why I felt underwhelmed by his Netflix special, Contrarian. Perhaps it’s because capturing his live show and then […]
Continue ReadingI find D.L. Hughley a fascinating guy to hear opine on just about anything, whether it’s at the bar sharing a bottle of wine (back in the day) or listening to him on the radio. Which is why I felt underwhelmed by his Netflix special, Contrarian. Perhaps it’s because capturing his live show and then […]
Continue Reading2018 is the year that Team Coco has fully embraced its relationship with stand-up comedy. Sure, the Conan team always has supported comedians, and even put out comedy albums before. But over the past 12 months, the brand also has jumped into the festival game, and become a centerpoint of the late-night TV show’s pivot […]
Continue Reading2018 is the year that Team Coco has fully embraced its relationship with stand-up comedy. Sure, the Conan team always has supported comedians, and even put out comedy albums before. But over the past 12 months, the brand also has jumped into the festival game, and become a centerpoint of the late-night TV show’s pivot […]
Continue ReadingI’d watched Drew Michael’s HBO special, interviewed him about it, and written a review for Decider before reading anyone else’s takes on it. And of course, I’d seen Drew perform stand-up multiple times in the past few years, too, so it’s not like his material itself would surprise me. But after watching his hour on […]
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