Maria Bamford has a brand new standup special premiering on Netflix next week, and today the trailer was released. Titled Old Baby, the special looks like a worthy meta follow-up to 2012’s The Special Special Special, only instead of performing at home in front of her parents, this time Bamford spends her set morphing from […]
Continue ReadingReading Brandon Wardell’s Twitter account is like looking at online humor and culture through a prism. He seems to reflect our every joke, meme, and pop culture reference into his surreal persona. Brandon is “online as hell.” He popularized the “Dicks Out for Harambe” meme last year, and he regularly hosts a Comedy Central Snapchat […]
Continue ReadingNetflix announced a bunch of May premiere dates this week, including previously announced specials from Tracy Morgan (Staying Alive) and Hasan Minhaj (Homecoming King) and three new ones from Maria Bamford, Norm Macdonald, and Sarah Silverman. Here’s a rundown of all the premiere dates: May 2nd – Maria Bamford: Old Baby May 9th – Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s […]
Continue ReadingFormer Late Night writer/performer and current Daily Show writer/contributor Michelle Wolf has a standup special in the works at HBO. The network announced today that Wolf will tape her debut HBO standup special on August 12th at the Skirball Center in New York. The special will be directed by Neal Brennan, who also directed Al […]
Continue ReadingMark Normand’s new standup special just got a premiere date. Comedy Central announced today that the special, titled Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don’t Be Yourself, will premiere on Friday, May 12th at midnight. Originally announced last year, Don’t Be Yourself was shot in the fall and makes Normand’s first hourlong special. Here’s more from […]
Continue ReadingKeith and Kenny Lucas, aka The Lucas Bros, just dropped a new Netflix special today, fittingly titled On Drugs. The one-hour special is perfectly in line with what fans of the twin stoners have come to know them for: a chilled-out exploration of the brothers’ shared perspective with a nice dose of animation thrown in […]
Continue ReadingFox wants more Showtime at the Apollo. According to The Wrap, the network has given a series order to Showtime at the Apollo, which will take on the form of an hourlong weekly show following the two specials Fox ordered last year and aired in December and February. Like the specials, Steve Harvey will serve […]
Continue ReadingAd Madrigal has a new standup special premiering next month. Titled Al Madrigal: Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy, the hourlong special was directed by Neal Brennan and makes its Showtime debut Friday, May 5th at 9:00pm. In addition to Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy, Showtime will also debut standup specials from Andrew Santino (Home Field Advantage, June 2nd) and […]
Continue ReadingMike Birbiglia is hitting the road this summer. Birbiglia recently announced that his tour, titled The New One, will make stops in Montreal, Charleston, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, and more and runs from late July through mid-December. Check out the full list of tour dates below: July 24th -29th – Montreal, QC – The […]
Continue ReadingNew York by way of Cleveland comedian Jim Tews is more than just another standup comic. He’s a also a cat blogger (Felines of New York), documentary director (Make Fun), and singer/guitarist for a Weezer tribute band (The Undone Sweaters). Since making the move to New York, he’s performed on Last Comic Standing, Louie, and […]
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