Jessica Kirson has an hour comedy special out in early December on Comedy Central. But first, she takes her “traveling clown” show to The Tonight Show, regaling us with tales of some of the people she encounters and performs for. When she&#…
Continue ReadingCan you guess which of these jokes got Rachel Mac fired from her job as a middle school English teacher? Also, Mac filled us in on some sad but true stories about her sexual history. All this and more in Mac’s TV debut on Lights Out with David Sp…
Continue ReadingNick Cannon hosts a popular primetime competition in FOX’s The Masked Singer, and started hosting a morning radio show this summer on Power 106 in Los Angeles, all while continuing with 15 seasons of Wild ‘N Out on the MTV networks. Next fa…
Continue ReadingFinally. Finally! James Adomian has the real-deal U.S. Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, sitting with him for a “Bernie vs. Bernie” or really, a Bernie For All. A very special edition of Adomian’s podcast series, The Underculture….
Continue ReadingThe second all-stars installment of America’s Got Talent, aka AGT: The Champions, kicks off Jan. 6, 2020, on NBC. At least a few comedians and comedic acts will return for the showcase showdown. Among them: Puddles Pity Party, Dan Naturman, 2019 …
Continue ReadingLilly Singh’s A Little Late now offers a little bit of stand-up on her NBC overnight show. Matteo Lane had the honors of being her first stand-up performer, and after a couple of minutes, also sat with Singh and her other guest Rainn Wilson to te…
Continue ReadingGiulia Rozzi made her debut on Tuesday’s Conan, and joked about how visiting social media these days is a lot like bar hopping was in the old days. And if that doesn’t convince you it’s time to leave Facebook (if not also Instagram an…
Continue ReadingThe Grammy Award nominations came out today. A reminder that the Grammys use a different calendar year of eligibility, so it covers audio releases from Oct. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2019. That said, the comedy category continues to be dominated by video sp…
Continue ReadingErik Rivera got heavily involved in comedy in the wake of 9/11 while studying at Pace University just blocks away from the World Trade Center. Rivera’s TV credits include performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing, his ow…
Continue ReadingWhy were a bunch of stand-up comedians hanging around with each other in Las Vegas last week, hitting golf balls at a driving range, cruising down the Vegas atop a double-decker tour bus, and oh yeah, posting selfies with Will Smith? Probably most defi…
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