R.I.P. Hal Willner (1956-2020)
by Hal Willner, the longtime musical guru behind Saturday Night Live who also brought musicians together for cross-genre tributes and movie soundtracks, and who won a …
Author: Sean L. McCarthy
Editor and publisher since 2007, when he was named New York's Funniest Reporter. Former newspaper reporter at the New York Daily News, Boston Herald and smaller dailies and community papers across America. Loves comedy so much he founded this site.
R.I.P. Eddie Large (1941-2020)
Eddie Large, the bigger, brasher half of the British comedy duo Little and Large, died on April 2 from coronavirus. He had been in the …
R.I.P. Ken Shimura (1950-2020)
Ken Shimura, Japan’s most famous comedian, died on March 29 from a pneumonia brought upon by coronavirus. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on March …
R.I.P. Clint Nohr
Clint Nohr’s website bio describes stand-up comedy as coming from a “warped and twisted, yet somehow always relatable point of view.” Nohr proved that once …
R.I.P. Brian Baron (1957-2020)
Brian Baron might not have started his comedy career until middle age, but he managed to touch the hearts of many stand-up comedians in New …
R.I.P Jimmy Smith (1953-2020)
Jimmy Smith, a comedian and musician who hosted the Comedy Connection open mic during the Boston comedy boom of the early 1980s and who himself …
R.I.P. Johnny Yune (1936-2020)
In the 1980s, they may have called him Bruce, but comedians still lovingly called him Johnny. Johnny Yune, born Jong-seung in 1936 in the southern …
Kelsey Cook on A Little Late with Lilly Singh
NBC’s late-late show, A Little Late With Lilly Singh, tapes well in advance, which means that even though we’re no congregating in large groups, we …
Episode #297: Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon Zayid is an actress, comedian, and disability advocate, who has attracted more than 16 million views to her 2013 TED talk, “I Got 99 …
Enjoy the Roast of Rich Vos for Free
For his 60th birthday in 2017, Rich Vos received a roast for a lifetime at The Comedy Cellar’s Village Underground, a venue that his friends …