You can tell America is returning to some sense of normal when comedy festivals begin coming back with in-person celebrations. Nashville may be the first of the mid-sized fests to return with today’s announcement: The Nashville Comedy Festival ma…
Continue ReadingAfter a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montreal’s Just For Laughs has brought back “New Faces” for 2021, if you haven’t noticed as a comedian seeing the various regional scouting showcases already. Here’s t…
Continue ReadingJoeylle Nicole Johnson made her Tonight Show debut on Wednesday night, but how does this milestone moment compare to her moving in with a brand-new pandemic boyfriend? Thankfully, there’s a couples therapist for that.
Continue ReadingFret not for the end of Conan, for a new chapter will come soon enough. Just not on TBS. TBS announced the final episode of Conan O’Brien’s weeknight talk show, Conan, for June 24, 2021, ending his 11-year run at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific wit…
Continue ReadingJohn van der Put is a magician and comedian from the UK much better known by his stage name as Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured with Mumford and Sons, fooled Penn & Teller on television and charmed the Unite…
Continue ReadingJohn van der Put is a magician and comedian from the UK much better known by his stage name as Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured with Mumford and Sons, fooled Penn & Teller on television and charmed the Unite…
Continue ReadingDana Gould is a stand-up comedian, writer and performer who wrote and performed on The Ben Stiller Show and spent eight years as writer and producer on The Simpsons. His stand-up special, I Know It’s Wrong, was one of the best specials of the 2010s dec…
Continue ReadingCarl LaBove died today following a long battle cancer. LaBove, an original founding member of “The Outlaws of Comedy,” was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up a military child, seeing the world, before landing back in Texas as a teen to …
Continue ReadingThree months after Donald Trump left the White House, Comedy Central’s Jordan Klepper reflected on his 14 months covering the 2020 Trump campaign in a new half-hour special, in The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers…
Continue ReadingIt’s April 20, or 4/20, and that’s the not-so secret code for stoners everywhere to celebrate, because it’s finally 4:20 everywhere. For a new spin on it, comedian Ron Funches hosts a special spin-off of the popular Food Network compe…
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