April 2015 – Page 3 – The Comic's Comic

Meet the Muslim comedian British police have employed as counter-terrorism to ISIS

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 23, 2015April 25, 2015

Wait. What now? Humza Arshad is a 29-year-old YouTube comedian in London, born to Pakistani parents and brought up Muslim. He studied performing arts in …

Chris Rock’s plea to baseball, for HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015

HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has added a comedy segment to round out episodes in this spring’s new season, and this week, Chris Rock …

Paul Feig’s keynote address to the 7th annual Women in Comedy Festival

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015April 22, 2015

“My name is Paul Feig. I directed Bridesmaids, The Heat, the upcoming Spy. And it’s an honor to welcome you all. I have such a …

Nate Bargatze on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015

Nate Bargatze‘s first Comedy Central hour special debuts in a week-and-a-half, and on Tuesday night, he treated us all to a taste of it on …

Watch the third-season premiere of Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015

Amy Schumer and her Inside Amy Schumer writers and producers really upped the ante for season three with some brilliantly brutal satire, biting with wit …

MTV pushing back into late-night talk show game with Girl Code Live, Middle of the Night Show

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015April 22, 20151

For the first time in two years, MTV is getting back into the late-night talk show arena, announcing a series order with Big Breakfast for …

Aziz Ansari lands 10-episode order for untitled Netflix sitcom

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 22, 2015

The trades are abuzz with Netflix’s latest TV series acquisition, even if Netflix hasn’t released the news officially and nobody knows what the new comedy …