Kurt Braunohler doesn’t want you to trust him and he explains why in his first ever Comedy Central one-hour special Trust Me, premiering tonight at midnight. For Braunohler, this hour is part of his current comedy goal: to make the laughs mean something. “I want to get to a place that’s not just silly haha, […]
Continue ReadingBack in November, Netflix ordered three standup specials from Dave Chappelle, and today the streaming network revealed the premiere date for the first two. In a teaser released today, Netflix announced that the two specials — which are never-before-seen hourlong specials from Chappelle’s “personal comedy vault” — will be available on Tuesday, March 21st. The […]
Continue ReadingAs irritated as I was when people said, “If Trump gets elected it will be good for comedy,” I have to admit that they were kind of right. Jackie Kashian’s new album I Am Not the Hero of This Story (out tomorrow on StandUp! Records) is evidence of this. The album is not an entirely […]
Continue ReadingBack in January, Netflix added a new standup special from Amy Schumer, and the streaming network recently released the trailer. Titled The Leather Special, it was taped at Denver’s Bellco Theater last year and debuts next Tuesday, March 7th. Schumer heads to the big screen next when her movie Snatched hits theaters on May 12th.
Continue ReadingBack in January, Netflix added a new standup special from Amy Schumer, and the streaming network recently released the trailer. Titled The Leather Special, it was taped at Denver’s Bellco Theater last year and debuts next Tuesday, March 7th. Schumer heads to the big screen next when her movie Snatched hits theaters on May 12th.
Continue ReadingComedian Michael Palascak’s story is a classic small town Midwestern boy done good tale. Palascak started standup in Chicago after leaving a comfortable corn fields-aplenty upbringing in Indiana. He took his outsider status and childhood anxiety and — with a little help from The Secret — created a comedy career that would land him on […]
Continue ReadingBack in September, Comedy Central ordered a new standup special from Kurt Braunohler, and today the network released a clip to get you excited. Titled Trust Me, the hourlong special was filmed at Portland’s Revolution Hall in September and makes its debut this Friday, March 3rd at midnight. Check out a sneak peek from the […]
Continue ReadingBack in September, Comedy Central ordered a new standup special from Kurt Braunohler, and today the network released a clip to get you excited. Titled Trust Me, the hourlong special was filmed at Portland’s Revolution Hall in September and makes its debut this Friday, March 3rd at midnight. Check out a sneak peek from the […]
Continue ReadingTracy Morgan has a new standup special headed to Netflix. According to Entertainment Weekly, the streaming network has added a new standup special from Morgan called Staying Alive, which was filmed at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey. The special — which “will focus on Morgan’s attempts to find the funny in the aftermath […]
Continue ReadingIn direct contrast to what he calls a career “marked by a lack of product” comedian Andy Kindler has two new releases to add to his resume. The first, a bit of a time capsule, is the album Andy Kindler: State of the Industry Address (Just for Laughs 1996), now available on iTunes, Google, and […]
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