HBO is ready to make its big re-splash into stand-up comedy, unveiling four new comedy specials on the same day later this month on HBO Max. Here’s the teaser trailer: The Summer Comedy Festival programming binge, will feature solo specials from&…
Continue ReadingThe inaugural Tournament of Laughs from TBS has wrapped and declared a winner. Would you believe…Piff the Magic Dragon? Sunday’s finale, hosted by Jason Sudeikis, saw the final four competitors quickly winnowed to two, with Piff beating out…
Continue ReadingThis is a first: America’s Got Talent isn’t waiting for you to watch any more episodes on NBC before revealing who are the 44 acts remaining that will compete in the live shows this August. Among them: comedians Alex Hooper, Usama Siddiquee…
Continue ReadingThe Laugh Factory’s Chicago club has announced it will reopen this Saturday (Aug. 1), in accordance with the city of Chicago’s reopening guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The club plans to put on shows on weekends only through Septem…
Continue ReadingCongrats to Jim Gaffigan, who has become the first stand-up comedian to attract at least one billion streaming listens of his comedy tracks in the digital age! Gaffigan recently broke the billion-stream barrier on Pandora, the streaming audio app that&…
Continue ReadingFor the first week of “Judge Cuts” on the 2020 season of America’s Got Talent, the contestants performed separately from the show’s four judges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That meant that most of them also could do something u…
Continue ReadingTV’s Andy Daly, star of Comedy Central’s Review, which ran for three seasons from 2014-2017, has brought critic Forrest MacNeil back out to remind you he’s still reviewing life and everything about it, just now for private clients. Wh…
Continue ReadingTV’s Andy Daly, star of Comedy Central’s Review, which ran for three seasons from 2014-2017, has brought critic Forrest MacNeil back out to remind you he’s still reviewing life and everything about it, just now for private clients. Wh…
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards! Here are the comedians and comedies in the running for Emmys, which will be handed out Sept. 20, 2020, on ABC. VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) Dave Chappelle, Sticks & Stones (Netfli…
Continue ReadingDiscussions of racial representation and onscreen depiction of the police both hit home for Carlos Alazraqui. Born to Argentinian parents, Carlos has spent the most time onscreen as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911!, which aired from 2003 to 2009 on Com…
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