Don McMillan auditions for America’s Got Talent 2022
by Don McMillan is a 62-year-old comedian from Santa Clarita, Calif., but has been working in comedy long enough to have won on Star Search and …
Month: July 2022
Here are the 2022 New Faces of Comedy for Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival
You can quibble (I certainly can) with JFL’s definition of “New,” but I dare not stand in the way of congratulating all of these comedians …
Episode #398: Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson is a comedian and actress based in New York City who performs stand-up, characters and funny songs. Wilson hosts a weekly comedy showcase …
Pete Lee on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
How many times is this now? Pete Lee, one of Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-ups, returned to The Tonight Show on Thursday, where he joked about …
Hoodo Hersi on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Hoodo Hersi acknowledges she’s her father’s favorite child, which might be as close to being white as this Toronto-based comedian may feel. Although she has …
Simon Taylor on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Simon Taylor made his American TV debut Tuesday on The Tonight Show, and the Australian comedian explained the modern rules of playing Monopoly, which don’t …
Episode #397: Farzar with Lance Reddick, Roger Black and Waco O’Guin
Lance Reddick stars as Renzo, an egotistical human warrior who has liberated the planet Farzar from evil aliens — it’s all part of the new …
R.I.P. Jak Knight (1993-2022)
Jak Knight had to wait outside The Comedy Store for his big break. Not yet 21, Knight had sprinted down Sunset Boulevard from an early …
Episode #396: Kylie Brakeman
Kylie Brakeman is an actress and comedian who broke through during the pandemic, as millions have found themselves laughing and sharing her videos where she …
Episode #395: Jackie Fabulous
The daughter of Jamaican immigrants, Jackie Fabulous grew up in The Bronx but went to law school in Southern California before deciding in her mid-30s …