Funny or Die closes NYC office, moves East Coast creative team to Los Angeles
by Following layoffs last year, Funny or Die has closed its New York city offices and moved its East Coast creative team west to Los Angeles. …
Month: March 2017
Review: Dave Chappelle, “The Art of Spin” on Netflix
Now this is what you’ve all been waiting for. The Art of Spin, an hour-plus of hot firepower comedy from one of the all-time greats …
Review: Dave Chappelle “Deep in the Heart of Texas” on Netflix
Really interesting to watch Dave Chappelle’s Deep in the Heart of Texas special on Netflix after first hearing about the taping two years ago from …
Greer Barnes on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Black men not only have to worry about encountering police officers, but also white women. As comedian Greer Barnes explains in this set from Monday’s …
Managers break off from Levity Entertainment Group to form Mainstay Entertainment
Former Levity Entertainment Group president Norm Aladjem has split from Levity and brought three managers with him to form a new company called Mainstay Entertainment. …
Here are your comedians recording half-hour specials for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… in 2017
Remember when seemingly every comedian who ever called him or herself a comedian taped half-hour submissions earlier over the winter? They started finding out from …
Tim & Eric launching a 10th anniversary of Awesome tour
Tim Heidecker, last heard mocking President Trump with a new song called “Mar-A-Lago,” is reuniting with his old comedy partner Eric Wareheim for a “10 …
Dave Chappelle addresses the students of Allen University, where his great-grandfather served as president
Dave Chappelle noted the irony of speaking to students recently at Allen University, a historically black college in South Carolina where his great-grandfather Bishop William David …
News / TV / Web series
Don Rickles to star in AARP Studios series, “Dinner with Don”
Jerry Seinfeld may drive comedians in cars to get coffee, but Don Rickles — who has appeared on Seinfeld’s Crackle-now-Netflix series — will skip the …
Episode #143: Gina Yashere
Gina Yashere first came to the attention of Americans in 2007 when she appeared on season five of Last Comic Standing (the first international season, …