We’re a week away from the transition of CBS All Access into a big relaunch as Paramount+, and the executives at ViacomCBS have given us a lot more to look forward to with today’s teasing announcements. To wit: Many loved Comedy Central pro…
Continue ReadingRemember a week ago when all of your funny friends were Tweeting about a “Jon Stewart packet”? This is what they were talking about. As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart is moving forward, finally with his first TV project i…
Continue ReadingRemember a week ago when all of your funny friends were Tweeting about a “Jon Stewart packet”? This is what they were talking about. As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart is moving forward, finally with his first TV project i…
Continue ReadingZIWE, the new variety series starring and executive produced by Ziwe Fumudoh, premieres Sunday, May 9, 2021, at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Her initial six-episode run will include interviews, musical numbers, guest stars, sketches and more – including un…
Continue ReadingZIWE, the new variety series starring and executive produced by Ziwe Fumudoh, premieres Sunday, May 9, 2021, at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Her initial six-episode run will include interviews, musical numbers, guest stars, sketches and more – including un…
Continue ReadingChris Distefano bellied up to the bar for his previous Comedy Central series, Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano. Now he’s checking out homemade bars in strangers’ backyards for truTV. truTV announced today that it has greenlit Backyard …
Continue ReadingKenice Mobley made her TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, during the day from a rooftop serving as an ad hoc venue for New York Comedy Club. Because these are the times we live in today. Mobley lets you know why you might not want to g…
Continue ReadingIdentical twins Keith and Kenny Lucas were born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, separating only to attend different law schools at Duke and NYU. They reunited after both quit the law to pursue a comedy career together, with a stoner persona that even…
Continue ReadingWhen the late great Patrice O’Neal’s fiancee, Von Decarlo, first pursued making a documentary about her beloved comedian in 2015, the project was called Better Than You, and raised some $129,624 on IndieGogo. Those backers are thanked in th…
Continue ReadingIf you follow the comedy club Stand Up NY on social media, then perhaps you’ve noticed the club is promoting “free health care” during COVID-19. What’s the deal? I asked club owner Dani Zoldan. What he told me: “Coverage i…
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