Jim Carrey’s “Kidding” canceled after two seasons
Here’s some sad news. When Kidding premiered on Showtime back in 2018, it was sort of a breath of fresh… MORE
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Review: Jesus Trejo, “Stay At Home Son” on Showtime
Jesus Trejo scored an impressive debut with his first stand-up special, which premiered on Showtime in May. Trejo’s first joke will hit home with people stuck at home in quarantine, as he describes an unusual online purchase. “I ordered an hourglass, a…
Continue ReadingReview: “Mo’Nique & Friends: Live From Atlanta” on Showtime
Mo’Nique sued Netflix for discrimination, then somehow settled for hosting a showcase on Showtime? I still don’t understand it. Each of her friends — Prince T-Dub, Just Nesh, Tone-X, Correy Bell, and Donnell Rawlings — get off s…
Continue ReadingReview: Eddie Griffin, “E-NIGGMA” on Showtime
Eddie Griffin held down a Las Vegas residency before the pandemic hit, and filmed his most recent stand-up special there for Showtime. The looseness of his late-night shows in Las Vegas shows here, too. As I wrote last year: This feels more like a nigh…
Continue ReadingReview: Celeste Barber, “Challenge Accepted” on Showtime
Australian actress and comedian Celeste Barber became globally famous for her Instagram challenges, attempting to duplicate glossy celebrity photo spreads to hilarious effect. How does it translate to a stand-up special, though? As I wrote when her spe…
Continue ReadingReview: Gary Owen, “#DoinWhatIDo” on Showtime
My gut instinct was to write a review based on his title: This is what he does. But Gary Owen’s 2019 special, which premiered on Showtime in September, isn’t about what he does, as much about what other comedians have done, and how he not o…
Continue ReadingShowtime sets dates for documentaries on The Comedy Store and John Belushi
Previously, we have mentioned the announcement of upcoming Showtime documentaries that follow the life of John Belushi as well as… MORE
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Jesus Trejo is not your typical “Stay At Home Son”
10,000 hours is a pretty standard number for comedians. It takes 10,000 hours to not just get comfortable onstage, but… MORE
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A new John Belushi documentary is coming out on Showtime
John Belushi is one of those people who may not have been super famous for all that long, but given… MORE
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The trailer for Jesus Trejo’s first special on Showtime has dropped
We’re not sure if the name of Jesus Trejo’s first special, Stay At Home Son, was named after what we’re… MORE
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