Episode #413: Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler started performing comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City in 1998, and took an experimental filmmaking improv group to the …
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This weekend, I posted the first in what I hope becomes a regular end-of-the-week newsletter column that catches you up on everything that’s happening in …
Continue ReadingWhere To Find Most Of My Recent Comedy Reviews
I got a note from a reader earlier this year wondering why they couldn’t find any recent stand-up comedy reviews on this site. The short, …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Budd Friedman (1932-2022)
Budd Friedman didn’t intend to set the standard for stand-up comedy clubs across America (and the world). You might say it only happened thanks to …
Continue ReadingErica Spera on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Erica Spera made her late-night TV debut last night on The Late Late Show, and joked about getting dating advice once she turned 30. But …
Continue ReadingErica Spera on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Erica Spera made her late-night TV debut last night on The Late Late Show, and joked about getting dating advice once she turned 30. But …
Continue ReadingEpisode #412: Frankie Quiñones
Frankie Quiñones is a stand-up comedian and actor best known for his character work. Frankie stars as Luis on the Hulu series, This Fool, which …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Gallagher (1946-2022)
Gallagher, a joke-teller, showman and prop comic born Leo Anthony Gallagher, Jr., died Nov. 11, 2022, in hospice care in Palm Desert, Calif. He was …
Continue ReadingKurt Braunohler on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Kurt Braunohler released a “Perfectly Stupid” new stand-up comedy special last month via Moment, where it’ll be available on demand exclusively until next week, when …
Continue ReadingEpisode #411: Jiaoying Summers
Born in China, Jioaying Summers first came to America for college in Kentucky speaking no English, then went to Hollywood looking for stardom. Summers has …
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