Netflix, Marty Callner adding The Hall to National Comedy Center in 2020

Is the National Comedy Center the Hall of Fame for comedy? Whether you believed so or not, you will have more reason to believe next year, when Netflix and legendary stand-up comedy special director Marty Callner, along with Funny Business, Inc., add &…

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Netflix, Marty Callner adding The Hall to National Comedy Center in 2020

Is the National Comedy Center the Hall of Fame for comedy? Whether you believed so or not, you will have more reason to believe next year, when Netflix and legendary stand-up comedy special director Marty Callner, along with Funny Business, Inc., add &…

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Bidding open this week on auction items from the estate of Moe Howard from The Three Stooges

Nate D. Sanders Auctions is still accepting bids on many items from Moe Howard’s personal memorabilia this week. Hey Moe! The auction opened Monday, featuring more than 1,100 pieces from The Three Stooges frontman. Although some of the lots already end…

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Sebastian Maniscalco to host 2019 MTV Video Music Awards

You know you’re the hottest comedian in America when the MTV asks you to host the VMAs to relate to the kids. Sebastian Maniscalco revealed he’ll have those honors at the end of this summer. The 2019 VMAs will go live Monday, Aug. 26, from …

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Adult Swim plots two-day festival for Los Angeles in November 2019

Adult Swim has mounted fan fests across the nation and even the world. This November, the late-night version of the Cartoon Network is setting up base camp in Los Angeles for two days and nights of comedy, animation and music. The Adult Swim Festival 2…

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Anthony Jeselnik back hosting a new series on Comedy Central: Good Talk!

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik, a comedic interview series with comedians about comedy, will premiere on Comedy Central this coming Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Comedy Central announced the six-week series today. Jeselnik’s first-seas…

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Episode #265: Connor Ratliff

Connor Ratliff can be seen performing live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City regularly with two of its most prestigious improv groups — The Stepfathers on Friday nights, and ASSSSCAT 3000 on Sunday nights. He also has served as t…

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Andrew Dice Clay announces “Mr. and Mrs. America” comedy tour with Roseanne Barr for fall 2019

Andrew “Dice” Clay brought Roseanne Barr onstage during one of his Vegas shows at The Laugh Factory this spring, marking Roseanne’s first stand-up appearance since ABC fired her from her own sitcom reboot. Turns out these comedy icons…

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The late Brody Stevens has a park bench in his honor next to Reseda baseball park

Thanks to @RockinPins for letting us all know there’s a memorial park bench in honor of the late Brody Stevens outside a baseball diamond in Reseda, Calif. The Hollywood Reporter also just published a piece talking to comedians and friends of Ste…

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Second season of This Week at The Comedy Cellar starts July 2019 on Comedy Central

New York City’s top stand-up comedians will hit the books again this summer, writing their freshest, most topical jokes each week for This Week at The Comedy Cellar. The second season will premiere on Comedy Central on Friday, July 19 at 11 p.m. …

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