So far this month, the longtime CEO of The Second City has announced his resignation and asked the legendary Chicago theater to name a replacement from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) community, while the four co-founders of the Uprig…
Continue ReadingGreg Warren grew up in St. Louis the son of a wrestling coach, and enjoyed a successful high-school and college wrestling career himself before he discovered stand-up comedy while still a student at the University of Missouri. Neither stints at West Po…
Continue ReadingYou may have heard that some comedy clubs have begun reopening after three months since the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of America into self-quarantine. I haven’t seen any of the shows yet (since I’m based in New York City), but this is t…
Continue ReadingThis just in from the UCB4 (aka, co-founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade: Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh), a mass email announcing the UCB is seeking nonprofit status, and once achieved, the UCB4 will cede operational control …
Continue ReadingThe Peabody Awards, originally established in the 1930s to recognize excellence in broadcasting as a counterpart to print media’s Pulitzer Prizes, announced its winners today for the “Best Stories of 2019.” Among them, Fleabag on Amaz…
Continue ReadingMarty Ross looked like a little old man on TV trying to live out a lifelong dream Tuesday night on America’s Got Talent. That much is true. But there’s more to the story of Ross, 80. As even his own website says, Ross isn’t exactly ne…
Continue ReadingThis just in from Funny or Die… Last year, Funny Or Die partnered with creators Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle to produce the Comedy Central TV show The New Negroes. The show’s mission was to highlight, promote, and amplify talented Black voice…
Continue ReadingThe CW is showcasing stand-up comedy on Tuesday nights this summer, starting tonight, in a new “Happy Hour” series in conjunction with Comedy Dynamics. The specials will air from 9-10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, then be available to stream online…
Continue ReadingRamy Youssef is the son of Egyptian immigrants, growing up in New York and New Jersey, who jumped into sketch comedy as a teenager. It paid off for him initially with a role on the Nick at Nite sitcom See Dad Run. Youssef took what he learned there, as…
Continue ReadingThe winners of the “Latinos Stand-Up!” comedy competition – Mark Viera and Alex Carabaño – take center stage in a new edition of HBO’s stand-up comedy special. ENTRE NOS: THE WINNERS, which debuts on FRIDAY, JUNE 19 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). It…
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