The legendary late Richard Pryor had a longtime friendship and working relationship with Paul Mooney. Yesterday, ComedyHype posted a video interview with Pryor’s old bodyguard, in which he alleged that Pryor and Mooney had a falling out in the 19…
Continue ReadingWe’re still a month away from the start of SNL’s 45th season, and already, there’s reason to get excited for Christmas. In August! That’s because Saturday Night Live already let us know that Eddie Murphy will return to host the …
Continue ReadingQuinta Brunson took classes at The Second City in Chicago and Los Angeles and was performing with iOWest when she first found success not onstage but online, thanks to a 2013 Tumblr video, followed by a series of shorts she made for Instagram known as …
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Jordan Brookes, winner of Best Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and to Catherine Cohen, this year’s Best Newcomer winner! I sat down with Cohen this summer in San Francisco at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, and …
Continue ReadingNetflix is returning to Las Vegas for a second straight year to tape the second season of The Degenerates, which is the streaming giant’s name for stand-up comedians who deliver “RAW and EDGY” comedy. Adrienne Iapalucci, Donnell Rawli…
Continue ReadingWell, ain’t this a surprise. Eddie Murphy sat down with Jerry Seinfeld outside of their regularly-scheduled Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for a discussion moderated by Joy Reid to talk about comedy for another 40 minutes. Who would they put on…
Continue ReadingAfter five years in the United States, Libyan comedian Mohanad Elshieky has some thoughts about America and would like to speak to its manager, as he joked on Conan.
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s half-hour specials for 2019 will kick off this October. More specifically, here’s the Friday night rundown for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… premieres (times are Eastern/Pacific): Friday, Oct. 18: Jaboukie Young-White (…
Continue ReadingNBC announced it’ll help viewers who don’t normally stay up past Late Night get a peek at the network’s newest late-late night host, Lilly Singh. A Little Late with Lilly Singh: The Primetime Special will air at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacifi…
Continue ReadingOf the thousands of shows taking place in Edinburgh this August, these are the ones nominated as the best in show for 2019. Winners to be announced Saturday. Congrats everyone! Best Comedy Show 2019 Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute Demi Lardner: Ditch …
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