The penultimate performer on Comedy Central’s Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level (Sunday at 11/10c) is the LA by way of Sacramento comic BT Kingsley. Kingsley has been at it for 12 years, paving his own way, resourcefully hustling to stay busy and relevant. He’s an only child, which means he was born with a […]
Continue ReadingMaz Jobrani heads to Netflix early next month with a new standup special, and the streaming network just released the trailer. Titled Immigrant, the special was filmed at the Kennedy Center in DC and features Jobrani’s “political humor about being an immigrant in the era of Trump, as well as observations about modern day parenting.” […]
Continue ReadingComedian Rick Gutierrez grew up in a full house, the fifth of six children. Fittingly, his comedy is largely focused on marriage, kids, and aging in an era of changing family values. The 54-year-old comic has been performing for nearly half of his life, but is just now getting the attention he deserves. This attention […]
Continue ReadingComedian Rick Gutierrez grew up in a full house, the fifth of six children. Fittingly, his comedy is largely focused on marriage, kids, and aging in an era of changing family values. The 54-year-old comic has been performing for nearly half of his life, but is just now getting the attention he deserves. This attention […]
Continue ReadingAri Shaffir’s new two-part special Double Negative hit Netflix today. Presented in two episodes, Children and Adulthood, the special is a sprawling look at where the comedian is at in life right now. He’s getting older, exploring his sexuality, and dealing with pressure from family and friends, all in front of the backdrop of a […]
Continue ReadingJoe Mande is set to make his hourlong standup special debut on Netflix later this month, and today the streaming network released a trailer. Titled Joe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special, the special hits Netflix premiere on Tuesday, July 25th, and if you believe all complimentary Mande blurbs featured in the trailer — including “must watch,” […]
Continue ReadingKevin Hart Presents: The Next Level continues this Sunday at 11/10c on Comedy Central with Atlanta comedian Mario Tory. Tory is a Chattanooga native who moved to Atlanta for his kids and his comedy. He’s grown now, happily married with children, but still likes to reflect fondly on the old Freaknik days. After a successful […]
Continue ReadingDecades before writing The Comedians, a deep dive into the history of American comedy, Kliph Nesteroff was a young standup working out his set in small town Canada. Nesteroff revisits the plight of current amateur comedians as the host of Funny How?, a new Viceland series premiering this week. Nesteroff shadows rookie comics from all […]
Continue ReadingEpisode 4 of Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level airs this Sunday at 11/10c on Comedy Central. If you haven’t been keeping up, The Next Level is a seven-episode series showcasing comedians hand-picked by Hart to do their first ever televised half-hour sets. This week’s featured comic is the LA-based energetic Air Force veteran Vincent […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Ari Shaffir announced he had a Netflix standup special in the works called Double Negative, and today the streaming network released the trailer. The special is split into two parts — Double Negative: Children and Double Negative: Adulthood – and marks Shaffir’s fourth standup special following Revenge for the Holocaust (2012), Passive Aggressive […]
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