The boys from South Park, Colo., will do their part to spread the word — good, bad and ugly — about getting vaccinated for the COVID-19 pandemic. The hour-long supersized episode titled South ParQ Vaccination Special premieres on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingAnd another one. NOT NOW DJ KHALED. Or for you older kids who grew up on Queen, another one bites the dust. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another brick-and-mortar comedy institution, as The People’s Improv Theater in New York City has announc…
Continue ReadingAnd another one. NOT NOW DJ KHALED. Or for you older kids who grew up on Queen, another one bites the dust. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another brick-and-mortar comedy institution, as The People’s Improv Theater in New York City has announc…
Continue ReadingFrom the winter TCA meeting with TV critics, Peacock announced today a new streaming sitcom that’ll star not only Sam Jay and Chris Redd from SNL, but also stand-ups Jak Knight and Langston Kerman. Bust Down stars the comedians as four casino emp…
Continue ReadingWhile falling short of announcing a full slate of in-person performances for the summer, the folks at Just For Laughs in Montreal did commit themselves today to bringing the comedy industry back together this July in some form or fashion. JFL announced…
Continue ReadingAs first reported by Financial Times, The Second City could have a new owner as soon as next week. FT cites multiple sources claiming the Chicago comedy institution has a potential buyer in the works: ZMC, a private equity firm run by Strauss Zelnick, …
Continue ReadingA comedian, actor, and writer, Patton Oswalt has been making people laugh professionally since his late teens. He first became known to millions as Spence on the sitcom The King of Queens, and brought the alternative comedy scene to the screen thanks t…
Continue ReadingAustin’s comedy scene is hotter than perhaps it ever has been, and that’s despite an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that infected Dave Chappelle last month during his run of shows in the Texas capital. The venerable Cap City Comedy Club, which h…
Continue ReadingAlmost 10 years after his death, the life of the great comedian Patrice O’Neal will be celebrated in a new documentary from Comedy Central and All Things Comedy, as Patrice O’Neal: Killing Is Easy premieres this month on Feb. 19, 2021. Here&…
Continue ReadingErin Jackson had quite the 2020, starting it by performing on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and ending it by filming a set for Netflix as part of the second season of Tiffany Haddish Presents They Ready, alongside the likes of Tony Woods, Dean Edwards a…
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