Review: Rob Schneider, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids” (Netflix)
by I still don’t know anyone outside of Rob Schneider’s immediate family who was asking for a Rob Schneider stand-up special on Netflix in 2020, and …
Month: August 2020
Review: Sam Jay, “3 In The Morning” (Netflix)
Until now, Sam Jay had one of the great unheralded voices in stand-up comedy. Sure, she had a great gig writing for Saturday Night Live, …
Review: Jim Gaffigan, “The Pale Tourist” (Amazon Prime Video)
It’d be both easy and a gross oversimplification for me to merely say, I enjoy Jim Gaffigan’s older stuff better, as if I’m a hipster …
Review: Jack Whitehall, “I’m Only Joking” (Netflix)
Jack Whitehall’s a big deal in Britain, but still a bit of an unknown to American audiences, despite multiple Netflix specials and TV series. I …
What’s The Virtual Deal With Comedy Festivals in Summer 2020?
We’re not enjoying comedy festivals in the summer of 2020 like we used to. Obviously. But can we still enjoy them at all? That’s the …
Episode #309: Steve-O
The world knows Stephen Glover as Steve-O, a daredevil famous for his stunts with the Jackass crew on MTV, a spin-off series Wildboyz, and four …
Sarah Cooper’s Guest Host Monologue For Jimmy Kimmel Live
If you’ve never heard Sarah Cooper’s real voice, that used to be understandable until tonight. The comedian, who became even more Internet famous on social …
Michael Yo on the Quarterfinals of AGT 2020
The live episodes of America’s Got Talent 2020 began on Tuesday without a live audience, per se, although NBC had judges and a crew on …
Mark Normand on Performing in Central Park
“This is comedy now. It’s in a park. There’s no microphone. You’re basically just a hobo screaming to strangers…in the park.” Behold Mark Normand, in …
Meet the “Comedians Against Comedy”
Comedians love to criticize anything and everything, onstage and off. But criticize a comedian via social media? Rut ro. Then you’re part of the so-called …