Roast Battle season three will happen on Comedy Central
by Speaking of Roast Battle… Comedy Central finally announced a renewal for season three of Roast Battle, which debuted as a live and tape-delayed tournament at …
Month: June 2018
Netflix orders Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and D.L. Hughley to ‘Fix’ topical problems
The Fix is in at Netflix. Yes, groan all you want. Then ask comedians Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and D.L. Hughley to fix that, too. …
2018 Montreal New Faces contenders will get TV credits thanks to new Amazon Prime docuseries
If you were wondering how in the heck New Faces would matter in Montreal once ICM bought a stake in Just For Laughs, here’s a …
Watch Sarah Silverman and Jim Gaffigan send video messages of hope to their younger selves
May may have been mental health awareness month, but if the first half of June has reminded us, even celebrities need to be reminded they …
Principato-Young management/production firm rebrands as Artists First
Principato-Young Entertainment, no longer young with the departure of co-founder Paul Young last summer, has rebranded as Artists First. Peter Principato remains in charge. The …
The Comedy Store establishes Comedian Assistance Fund, with assigned MPTF social worker
In the wake of Mitzi Shore’s death two months ago, The Comedy Store has partnered with the Motion Picture & Television Fund to create a Comedians …
The Comedy Studio raising funds for its move into new home in Somerville
The Comedy Studio, for more than 20 years the home of up-and-coming voices in the Boston comedy scene from the third floor of the Hong …
Samuel J. Comroe auditions for America’s Got Talent 2018
Samuel J. Comroe has won the San Francisco Comedy Competition as well as a contest run by Ricky Gervais, but the comedian got his biggest …
Sethward auditions as a NSFW caterpillar for America’s Got Talent 2018
Sethward is a performance artist of a comedian, who likes to dress up as animals. At least from what we’ve seen of him on TV …
Episode #211: Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan was a math teacher before devoting his life to stand-up comedy in 2012. Since then, he has found great success in the UK, …