R.I.P. Rip Torn (1931-2019)

Rip Torn was not a comedian, per se. Torn was a Texan, though, true and through. Born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on Feb. 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas, by Thelma Mary (Spacek) and Elmore Rual Torn, Sr., who gave their son the nickname of “Rip,” which…

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Becky Lucas on Conan

Kudos to Team Coco for bringing some of the talent they saw in Australia back to Burbank for proper stand-up comedy appearances on U.S. television. And props to Becky Lucas for incorporating Conan O’Brien into her act as crowd work. Great, funny …

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FOX-owned TV affiliates taking second summer run at late-night “Punchline” comedian joke-off

Two summers ago, FOX gave a trial run to a late-night almost live joke-off among comedians called Punchline. It was kind of like Comedy Central’s @midnight, but simpler. Comedians really were riffing off the top of their heads on Punchline. FOX i…

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Virgil Films to release “Truly Tasteless Jokes” documentary in August 2019

Virgil Films has acquired a documentary about the best-selling Truly Tasteless Jokes books from the 1980s. The film, Tasteless, from comedians Jeff Cerulli and Matt Ritter, will come out next month. Cerulli previously directed a documentary about compe…

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Kara with a K auditions for America’s Got Talent 2019

Kara with a K left much to the imagination during her audition for America’s Got Talent. Not only do we not know her full name, but also we have no idea what else she’s got tucked into her outfit. Roll the clip.

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Kevin McDonald set for limited Off-Broadway run, “ALIVE on 42nd Street”

Kevin McDonald from The Kids in the Hall will mount his first-ever one-man Off-Broadway show: Kevin McDonald ALIVE on 42nd Street. It’ll run for only eight performances, Aug. 25-31, 2019, at Theatre Row NYC’s Studio Theatre. “I’…

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Episode #267: Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle

Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle met in college and became fast friends and comedy partners. But they did not take the typical path from Harvard to Hollywood. Their scenic route through show business included making their own videos before YouTube, …

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Jerry Seinfeld mocks other shows that interview celebs in cars as copycats, before being reminded he wasn’t first to do it, either

Promoting his new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, star/creator Jerry Seinfeld decided to tease others who have produced and made their own series that take place inside automobiles. Except, of course, Seinfeld wasn’t first to think of…

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Jerry Seinfeld mocks other shows that interview celebs in cars as copycats, before being reminded he wasn’t first to do it, either

Promoting his new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, star/creator Jerry Seinfeld decided to tease others who have produced and made their own series that take place inside automobiles. Except, of course, Seinfeld wasn’t first to think of…

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Review: Lavell Crawford, “New Look, Same Funny!” on Showtime

Lavell Crawford, who burst onto the national scene a decade ago thanks to Last Comic Standing, then found himself a role in both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, has lost a lot of weight over the past couple of years. And yet, despite already joking …

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