I spoke with Casey James Salengo fresh off his return from taping his Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, set to premiere tomorrow. From what I’ve seen of him on shows over the last few years, Salengo has never been someone to either overestimate or underestimate his own comedic talents. He’s never appeared all too concerned with […]
Continue ReadingMarlon Wayans is the latest comedian to get his own Netflix standup special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wayans will tape a standup special for the streaming network sometime this fall in Washington DC. A premiere date for the special has not yet been revealed. Wayans, meanwhile, is currently starring in his own NBC sitcom Marlon, which […]
Continue ReadingI met Jenny Zigrino at New Orleans’ Civic Theater the day before her Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents (her half hour premieres tonight at 12:30) taping. We were sitting on a couch in the green room having a casual chat when her phone rang. “Do you mind if I take this?” she asked. I said, “Go […]
Continue ReadingA few nights before he recorded his set for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents (which premieres this Friday night at midnight), Shane Torres dropped in at New Orleans’ 12 Mile Limit for a quick set at the Bear with Me open mic. He had been touring the South running his half hour at off nights at […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Netflix announced that it added a Def Comedy Jam anniversary special called Def Comedy Jam 25, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, D.L. Highley, Cedric the Entertainer, JB Smoove, Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan, and tons more show up in the special, which hits Netflix next Tuesday, September […]
Continue ReadingGrowing up in the church, Yamaneika Saunders was told by others that she had a calling. “When I was growing up people would single me out and say that I would be a preacher. I had no idea how to be a preacher, nor did I want to be. Maybe the gift that they saw […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s half hours are back this week, rebranded as Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. The first in this season’s lineup of emerging comics is Chicago native Chris Redd. Redd got his start over eight years ago by simultaneously taking on improv, sketch, and standup. Since then he’s used his combined skills on the stage and […]
Continue ReadingAugust was a politically charged, incredibly diverse month for standup specials. By the numbers we had: a special about immigration from an immigrant, a special about border politics from a Latino, a special about finally making it from a formerly homeless woman of color, a special about “the change” from a middle-aged woman, and a […]
Continue ReadingBob Saget has a brand new standup special premiering later this year. According to Deadline, Comedy Dynamics will release Saget’s new special Zero to Sixty, which was taped at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in May and “reflects on Saget’s long career in show business and beyond, detailing when he first learned what sex was, […]
Continue ReadingBill Maher is sticking around at HBO for the next few years. The network announced today that it’s handed out a double-season renewal to Real Time with Bill Maher, which will keep it on the air through 2020. In addition to the renewal, HBO has ordered a standup special from Maher (his 11th HBO standup […]
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