The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Nate D. Sanders Auctions is still accepting bids on many items from Moe Howard’s personal memorabilia this week. Hey Moe! The auction opened Monday, featuring more than 1,100 pieces from The Three Stooges frontman. Although some of the lots already ended open bidding, some items remain available via extended bidding. …
You know you’re the hottest comedian in America when the MTV asks you to host the VMAs to relate to the kids. Sebastian Maniscalco revealed he’ll have those honors at the end of this summer. The 2019 VMAs will go live Monday, Aug. 26, from the Prudential Center in Newark, …
Adult Swim has mounted fan fests across the nation and even the world. This November, the late-night version of the Cartoon Network is setting up base camp in Los Angeles for two days and nights of comedy, animation and music. The Adult Swim Festival 2019 will happen Nov. 15-16 at …
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik, a comedic interview series with comedians about comedy, will premiere on Comedy Central this coming Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Comedy Central announced the six-week series today. Jeselnik’s first-season guests: David Spade, Kristen Schaal, Kumail Nanjiani, Natasha Leggero, Nick Kroll, and Tig …
Connor Ratliff can be seen performing live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City regularly with two of its most prestigious improv groups — The Stepfathers on Friday nights, and ASSSSCAT 3000 on Sunday nights. He also has served as the warm-up comedian and erstwhile presidential candidate …
Andrew “Dice” Clay brought Roseanne Barr onstage during one of his Vegas shows at The Laugh Factory this spring, marking Roseanne’s first stand-up appearance since ABC fired her from her own sitcom reboot. Turns out these comedy icons from the 1980s will be making more joint appearances and performances this …
Thanks to @RockinPins for letting us all know there’s a memorial park bench in honor of the late Brody Stevens outside a baseball diamond in Reseda, Calif. The Hollywood Reporter also just published a piece talking to comedians and friends of Stevens about the days surrounding his suicide in February. …
New York City’s top stand-up comedians will hit the books again this summer, writing their freshest, most topical jokes each week for This Week at The Comedy Cellar. The second season will premiere on Comedy Central on Friday, July 19 at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Each episode includes new jokes ripped …
Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival has booked Louie Anderson to deliver its keynote address for the 2019 comedy confab next month. Anderson’s address, “Never Give Up,” will touch on his 40 years of ups and downs in show business. His career has made a big splash of a comeback since …
The hip-hop improv comedy group now known famously for featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda as its frontman used to play for audiences at Ars Nova more than a decade ago. They moved on to dates at Comix and Joe’s Pub, performed at Super Bowl Week for ESPN, and a TV series on …
