Netflix just dropped some last-minute surprise news: In addition to the release of Dave Chappelle’s Equanimity on New Year’s Eve, the streaming network will also release another special from Chappelle titled The Bird Revelation. Equanimity was filmed at the Warner Theater in Washington DC in September, while The Bird Revelation was filmed at The Comedy […]
Continue ReadingNetflix is closing out 2017 with Dave Chappelle’s third standup special Equanimity, and the streaming network recently released a clip from the special to get you excited. In the clip, Chappelle – who swapped a cigarette for a vape pen this time around – explains why he has sympathy for poor white voters who supported […]
Continue ReadingNetflix is closing out 2017 with Dave Chappelle’s third standup special Equanimity, and the streaming network recently released a clip from the special to get you excited. In the clip, Chappelle – who swapped a cigarette for a vape pen this time around – explains why he has sympathy for poor white voters who supported […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a great time to be a standup with both a killer persona and writing chops, and Selena Coppock knows a lot about both. The Massachusetts native currently lives in New York City and has spent years performing at standup and storytelling events like The Moth and Yum’s the Word as well as co-hosting the […]
Continue ReadingBest known for his standup in the United Kingdom, Romesh Ranganathan was working as a high school math teacher before deciding to pursue his lifelong passion for comedy. Over the course of five years, Romesh went from performing pub gigs to becoming one of the UK’s most popular performers. After selling out theaters all over England and touring Australia, […]
Continue Reading2017 has been a killer year for Jaboukie Young-White. On top of being a consistently hilarious presence on Twitter, Young-White recently made the move to Los Angeles and was hired to write for the next season of Netflix’s American Vandal, and during last night’s Tonight Show he got another big break by making his late […]
Continue Reading2017 has been a killer year for Jaboukie Young-White. On top of being a consistently hilarious presence on Twitter, Young-White recently made the move to Los Angeles and was hired to write for the next season of Netflix’s American Vandal, and during last night’s Tonight Show he got another big break by making his late […]
Continue ReadingJim Norton’s current act finds its focus in two areas: his personal failures and the failures of our country, both politically and socially. The Kneeling Room Only tour is in full swing, running through at least March, as Norton refines what will eventually become his next special. I recently talked to him about the latest […]
Continue ReadingIf you think Judd Apatow married out of his league, might not be cut out to raise two teenage daughters, and makes his movies a bit too long, don’t worry, he already knows. Those are just a few of the topics he approaches head-on in his new Netflix standup special Judd Apatow: The Return, which […]
Continue ReadingAfter the success of last year’s All Def Comedy one-hour special, HBO ordered up a six-episode run of the All Def model, which premieres last Friday. The original Def Comedy Jam of the ‘90s shaped an entire generation of comics, including most of the roughly two dozen comedians chosen for the new series. I talked […]
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