Bobby Miyamoto on Lights Out with David Spade

Bobby Miyamoto’s not only a writer for Lights Out with David Spade on Comedy Central, but he’s also a stand-up comedian, and he got to showcase those chops on Tuesday night’s show. Miyamoto also revealed that he suffered a stroke last…

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Gina Brillon on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Did you know that Gina Brillon is married? The comedian fills you in on why that’s important information, and how some people (namely, men) get weirded out when they find out. Brillon, performing from Jimmy Kimmel’s comedy club in Las Vegas…

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Leah Bonnema on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Leah Bonnema made her network TV debut on Wednesday’s Late Show, and joked about how men pay too much attention to their own feelings without caring enough about women’s feelings, and how that plays into the joys of birth control, and her 1…

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Iliza Shlesinger to star in own Netflix sketch series

Iliza Shlesinger arrived in New York City last weekend, telling comedy club audiences she’s on the East Coast to work on a project, and now we know what that project is: Her very own sketch comedy series on Netflix! The streaming giant announced …

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Freestyle Love Supreme on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Freestyle Love Supreme has kicked off its grand Broadway debut, and to celebrate, the improvising hip-hop comedy troupe gave Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show audience a taste of what their shows look and sound like. Roll the clip.

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Here are the first performers for the second annual Janelle James Comedy Festival

While the New York Comedy Festival may see the biggest celebration of comedians in the nation’s biggest city each November, the following month will see the second coming of the Janelle James Comedy Festival in Brooklyn. The Janelle James Comedy …

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2019 New York Comedy Festival announces tons more shows

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) has announced the addition of more than 100 shows from Nov. 4-10, 2019, taking place at venues large and small across the city. Among the newly announced shows are Pete Holmes,  Quinta Brunson and Friends, Going…

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2019 New York Comedy Festival announces tons more shows

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) has announced the addition of more than 100 shows from Nov. 4-10, 2019, taking place at venues large and small across the city. Among the newly announced shows are Pete Holmes,  Quinta Brunson and Friends, Going…

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Seinfeld wins Comedians in Cars lawsuit due to statute of limitations

U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan dismissed a lawsuit today by director Christian Charles against Jerry Seinfeld, arguing that Charles’s claims against Seinfeld over the copyright for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee were filed too late. “Beca…

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Here’s the writing staff for season 45 of Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live kicked off season 45 last night, and while much of the news coming into the season premiere dealt with the comings and goings of cast members, there’s also some movement among the writing staff to report. The guys from BriTANi…

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