It’s always extra special when a comedian earns a nationwide TV ad campaign. Even more special when it’s the Super Bowl. And as Matt Braunger attests, that much extra special when comedians haven’t had regular live shows and touring t…
Continue ReadingThis is genius. Or it’s perfect. Either way, Dominick Nero has figured out how to give us a very Lynchian take on Seinfeld with this masterful remix, “Seinfeld: The Return.” Nero is the video editor for Esquire magazine, and previousl…
Continue ReadingThe nonprofit group Comedy Gives Back aims to do even more of just that, pledging this month of February 2021 to help 400 more comedians with financial aid. After last year’s LaughAid telethon for COVID-19, Comedy Gives Back raised enough money t…
Continue ReadingAn update from The Peoples Improv Theater! Today The PIT announced the first 20 recipients of the program’s new SNL Scholarships. Applicants will receive: 5 classes from across The PIT’s remote classes offerings for NYC-based applicants, 3 classe…
Continue ReadingThe producers of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2021 with the launch of a spin-off festival for coemdian. Big-name comedians, including Kevin Hart, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Rickey Smiley, Crai…
Continue ReadingJesus Trejo released a great debut stand-up special in 2020 on Showtime, and now makes his Tonight Show debut, with a twist. You see, Trejo’s not in The Tonight Show studio in 30 Rock, but telling his jokes from the back of a pickup truck in Cali…
Continue ReadingWe’re getting our first wave of winners from the new scholarship program that Saturday Night Live has introduced in partnership with four of the biggest improv/sketch programs across America. The Second City last week announced its first four sch…
Continue ReadingWe’re getting our first wave of winners from the new scholarship program that Saturday Night Live has introduced in partnership with four of the biggest improv/sketch programs across America. The Second City last week announced its first four sch…
Continue ReadingDisney General Entertainment Content (DGE) has selected 13 writers selected for its 2021 writing program, including recipients of Disney Channel’s Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, established last year by the network in honor of the late w…
Continue ReadingDisney General Entertainment Content (DGE) has selected 13 writers selected for its 2021 writing program, including recipients of Disney Channel’s Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, established last year by the network in honor of the late w…
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