Dave Chappelle’s two new standup specials The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas debuted on the streaming network today, and so far critics are showering Chappelle’s big comeback with mostly positive reviews — though there are a few critics who have called out some of Chappelle’s more questionable bits as transphobic, “unfortunate,” […]
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle’s two new standup specials The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas debuted on the streaming network today, and so far critics are showering Chappelle’s big comeback with mostly positive reviews — though there are a few critics who have called out some of Chappelle’s more questionable bits as transphobic, “unfortunate,” […]
Continue ReadingJeff Garlin has written and directed a mystery movie headed to Netflix this May. Titled Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie, the film stars Garlin as LA homicide detective Gene Handsome, “who tries to make sense of his life as he solves crime. Handsome’s knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make […]
Continue ReadingNetflix just added another standup special to its lineup. The streaming network announced today that it’s ordered a new standup special from Kevin James, which will tape later this year and debut sometime in 2018. James joins a huge list of comics with Netflix specials in the works including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., […]
Continue ReadingGreat news, Master of None fans: Aziz Ansari just announced the season 2 premiere date. Ansari revealed on Twitter today that his Netflix comedy — which was renewed nearly a year ago — will return with new episodes on Friday, May 12th. Check out the teaser below, and read our review of the show’s debut […]
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer’s new Netflix standup special The Leather Special debuted on the streaming network last week, and if you were to believe a lot of the news headlines today, Schumer’s fans really, really, really hate it. Outlets like Decider, Yahoo, and The Wrap are reporting that Netflix viewers have been slamming The Leather Special with […]
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle has three standup specials headed to Netflix, and today the streaming network released the trailer for the first two, which are from Chappelle’s “personal comedy vault.” The first special, The Age of Spin, was filmed at The Palladium in LA in March 2016, and the second special, Deep in the Heart of Texas, […]
Continue ReadingJim Norton has a new standup special premiering on Netflix next week. Named after his 2016 Mouthful of Shame tour, the new special hits the streaming network next Tuesday, March 14th. Norton’s last special Contextually Inadequate aired on Epix back in 2015; check out the trailer for the new special above.
Continue ReadingIt might be a little jarring that the first voice you hear in Mike Birbiglia’s new Netflix special, Thank God For Jokes, isn’t Mike Birbiglia. Instead, a video recording of Jimmy Kimmel starts playing, addressing a crowd of celebrities that we can’t see. After the clip, Birbiglia walks out and officially opens the special. He […]
Continue ReadingIn the history of cinema, few celebrities have ever been mocked so brutally over the course of a movie as poor Michael Bolton in Office Space. We find out that one of the low-level employees the movie focuses on shares a name with him, and ever since he became famous in the late ’80s, his […]
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