Review: Ray Romano, “Right Here, Around the Corner” on Netflix
by Would you believe Ray Romano had never released an hour-long comedy special until now? Romano, 61, put out an HBO half-hour in 1996, the same …
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Review: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, “One Show Fits All,” on Netflix
If we didn’t know any better, we’d think Fluffy was trying to say goodbye. Because his second Netflix special, One Show Fits All, serves as a …
Review: Amanda Seales, “I Be Knowin'” on HBO
In the early 2010s, HBO focused on very particular types of Girls: Young, white, privileged, hipster. By the end of the decade, the not-TV cable network …
Review: Howie Mandel Presents Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club, on Showtime
When’s the last time you saw him giggling after blowing up a latex glove on his head? He still had a full head of hair …
Review: Sebastian Maniscalco, “Stay Hungry,” on Netflix
After a brief period billing himself as just Sebastian, Maniscalco has leaned into his Italian surname and heritage. As the bit above illustrates, the guy …
Review: Sommore, “A Queen With No Spades,” on Showtime
Sommore is 52. Leslie Jones is 51. While Jones broke out as a star as the oldest cast member ever hired by Saturday Night Live four years …
Preacher Lawson on the finals of America’s Got Talent: The Champions
You didn’t think Preacher Lawson was going to show us his workout routine and then not show us the results? Lawson, the only stand-up comedian …
Episode #246: Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins was the legendary frontman for hardcore punk band Black Flag in the 1980s, then his own Rollins Band into the 90s and early …
Childish Gambino wins Song of the Year; Dave Chappelle Comedy Album of the Year at 2019 Grammy Awards
Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, took home top honors in absentia at this year’s Grammy Awards, as his “This Is America” won four Grammys in …
Byron Bowers on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Byron Bowers can shift gears like nobody’s business. One second he’s got you laughing about smuggling phones, the next about dealing with a loved one …