Next week @elreytheatre! pic.twitter.com/UolyPcrNWE — Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) April 4, 2018 Adam Sandler filmed a comedy special in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, the first special of his own in over 20 years, which is set to debut on Netflix at some point in the future though no dates have been announced. The only thing we know […]
Continue ReadingMitzi Shore, c0-founder of The Comedy Store standup club in Hollywood, has died. Shore founded The Comedy Store in 1972 with her then-husband Sammy Shore, taking over full ownership in 1974 after their divorce, with such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Garry Shandling, Jay Leno, Robin Williams and countless more having made appearance after appearance at Shore’s club. […]
Continue ReadingRon Funches is getting set to film a new special in June, as told to Splitsider, and there’s really only one “angle” to it that we know about so far: Funches will be donating all of his proceeds to charity. Funches’ first TV special, The Half Hour on Comedy Central, was ranked as the 11th-best […]
Continue ReadingKevin Smith nearly died of a heart attack in late February, just after finishing the first night of taping a new standup special, Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly. Smith cancelled the second night of his show, went to the hospital, survived the heart attack, and on Monday it was announced that the special found a […]
Continue ReadingNatasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher are not the first couple in standup to get married, but they are the first married couple to share a Netflix special together. As seen in the trailer for The Honeymoon Standup Special the three-parter includes standup by each of Leggero and Kasher, before teaming up in the third act. The […]
Continue ReadingJohn Mulaney heads to Netflix in May with a brand new standup special. The streaming network just announced that it has a new multi-special pact with Mulaney, and the first special in the deal will debut on Tuesday, May 1st. Titled John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, the special was taped during one of Mulaney’s […]
Continue ReadingAnother Los Angeles comedy mainstay is closing down next week. Last night it was announced that Hollywood’s Meltdown Comics, which has been in operation for 25 years, will close for good next Friday, March 30th. In addition, Meltdown’s comedy venue NerdMelt Showroom, which has been home to countless comedy shows including The Meltdown with Jonah […]
Continue ReadingNext Tuesday, Netflix bolsters its reputation as the go-to source for comedy with the release of season 2 of The Standups. The six-episode series features all-new half hours from Joe List, Aparna Nancherla, Kyle Kinane, Gina Yashere, Brent Morin, and Rachel Feinstein. What sets the show apart is its choice to shoot 30-minute sets with […]
Continue ReadingIt may be hard to believe, but Lewis Black has been blessing us with his gloriously angry rants for over 20 years now. Before Jon Stewart took over the reins of The Daily Show, Lewis Black was already giving us his trademark “Back in Black” segments, going back to the show’s inception in 1996 when it […]
Continue ReadingLast year, Netflix added another batch of half-hour standup specials for its new series The Standups, and today the streaming network released the trailer. The comedians featured in season 2 include Gina Yashere, Rachel Feinstein, Kyle Kinane, Aparna Nancherla, Joe List, and Brent Morin, all taped at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles. Check out the trailer above, and catch […]
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