Josh Johnson’s late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
by For his late-night TV debut as a stand-up comedian, Josh Johnson flew his high-school teacher up to New York City to watch his performance in …
Month: February 2017
Netflix adding half-hour stand-up comedy specials from Nikki Glaser, Deon Cole, Beth Stelling, Nate Bargatze, Fortune Feimster and Dan Soder
Just when you thought Netflix couldn’t possibly announce more comedy specials, here’s news of a new slate of half-hour stand-up offerings the streaming giant will …
Louis CK joins everyone else who’s big in comedy with a Netflix special in 2017
We’re eight weeks into 2017, and already Netflix has announced or released stand-up comedy specials from the following: Dave Chappelle Chris Rock Jerry Seinfeld Louis …
Dan Whitney on learning the business of show and making Larry the Cable Guy a star
Before Dan Whitney became Larry the Cable Guy, he called up radio stations with what then was an even more popular character or two: Rose …
“Oscar Bait” starring Seth Meyers and his Late Night crew
Not since Tropic Thunder have we seen someone tackle the notion of “Oscar Bait” quite as accurately as Seth Meyers did last night on his …
Just For Laughs now open to your 2017 pitches for TV and webseries
Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival has now opened its annual call for submissions for you to come up and pitch your TV shows and …
Review: Trevor Noah, “Afraid of the Dark” on Netflix
Trevor Noah is off this week from his Comedy Central gig — The Daily Show is airing best-of packages instead. But there’s a new hour …
Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017
BOOM BOOM BBQ, the SXSW announcement is here! Read it and laugh… South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the initial …
Title Card Tales: Netflix’s “One Day at a Time” end cards from Mike Royce and Snowpants Productions
by Sitcom showrunner Mike Royce has generously donated his time and attention, not only to picking the title cards that appear at the end of each …
Humor in Hindsight: 1983’s The King of Comedy
Here’s the lede from my latest Humor In Hindsight column for Decider.com, reflecting on Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, starring Robert De Niro, Jerry …