Kip Addotta, a stand-up comedian who performed 32 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s-1980s and whose punny songs found great success through the Dr. Demento radio show, has died. Addotta was 75. Born June 16, 1944, in Rockfor…
Continue ReadingSiriusXM will celebrate the late great Robin Williams this Fourth of July week with several days of tributes on its Comedy Greats channel (Ch. 94) with “Robin Williams: God Bless America.” The tributes feature the exclusive premieres of two new special…
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Continue ReadingCongrats to this year’s crop of comedians Variety will toast at Just For Laughs as its 10 Comics to Watch for 2019! They are, with descriptions provided by Variety: Fahim Anwar – Recently seen in the Comedy Central special “Goatface” with hi…
Continue ReadingDavid Spade’s newest late-night TV venture for Comedy Central has a title and a premiere date. Lights Out with David Spade debuts July 29, 2019, on Comedy Central, following The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Noah’s TDS has gone through a few…
Continue ReadingCongrats to these comedians announced today as “Up Next” by Comedy Central! Up Next is Comedy Central’s take on New Faces, presented at the cable network’s annual Clusterfest, held each June in San Francisco. And here are the 20…
Continue ReadingThe next comedian to debut an Off-Broadway show at the Cherry Lane Theatre is Jacqueline Novak, who’ll bring “Get On Your Knees” to the venue this summer. It’s set for a limited engagement from July 10 through Aug. 18, 2019. Com…
Continue ReadingToday is the final deadline to submit your short-form and long-form series ideas to Just For Laughs for festival’s annual “Stand Up & Pitch” contests in Montreal. So let’s take a look at one of last year’s winners: Myr…
Continue ReadingToday is the final deadline to submit your short-form and long-form series ideas to Just For Laughs for festival’s annual “Stand Up & Pitch” contests in Montreal. So let’s take a look at one of last year’s winners: Myr…
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