Round one of AGT: The Champions aired Monday night on NBC, and if everything else proceeds as this did, we’ll see 10 all-stars perform each week, with one receiving a “golden buzzer” from the judges, one advancing thanks to votes from…
Continue ReadingGina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and already knew she wanted to be a stand-up comedian before she grew up, starting her career when she was still 17. Brillon became the first Latina winner of NBC’s Stand Up For Diversity competi…
Continue ReadingAmerican TV audiences will finally get to hear Susan Boyle sing in primetime. Boyle is one of 50 acts from the Got Talent franchise worldwide, and the first phenomenon from it, to participate in the first-ever all-star edition for NBC, called America&#…
Continue Reading“Does this mean I get to accept it every year? But you know, my first love growing up was the movies. I’d see as many as six to eight films a week with my grandmother who raised me. And then later, when I was a teenager, we got our first te…
Continue ReadingIf you think Donald Trump’s response to Saudi Arabia has been weak, then what do you make of Netflix? The streaming giant recently capitulated to the Saudi royals, pulling an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj that questioned U.S. policy to…
Continue ReadingIf you think Donald Trump’s response to Saudi Arabia has been weak, then what do you make of Netflix? The streaming giant recently capitulated to the Saudi royals, pulling an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj that questioned U.S. policy to…
Continue ReadingYou knew Stewart Robert Einstein by many other names. Officer Judy. Super Dave. Marty Funkhouser. However you knew him, Bob Einstein cemented his comedy legacy as part of a rich, funny family. Einstein died Jan. 2 at the age of 76, from leukemia. Bob d…
Continue ReadingYou knew Stewart Robert Einstein by many other names. Officer Judy. Super Dave. Marty Funkhouser. However you knew him, Bob Einstein cemented his comedy legacy as part of a rich, funny family. Einstein died Jan. 2 at the age of 76, from leukemia. Bob d…
Continue ReadingThe CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase, a staple for 14 years, will begin a run of six shows starting Jan. 15 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles with its cast for 2019. Written by past showcase performers, the variety revue is well-attended by i…
Continue ReadingBefore we turn our calendars to 2019 and start making jokes about writing 2018 on all of our checks that we no longer write because we live in a digital age, it’s time once again for our annual tribute to the year’s most valuable players in comedy. Thi…
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