Jerry Seinfeld’s Beacon Theatre residency extends through 2019
by Jerry Seinfeld will continue to book regular neighborhood gigs in 2019, as the comedy star has announced an extension of his monthly residency at the …
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Samantha Bee to present “Christmas on I.C.E.” TBS holiday comedy special
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will put on its first holiday special, Christmas on I.C.E., for TBS this December. Bee will be joined at New …
Episode #234: Anthony Cumia
Anthony Cumia was installing heaters and air conditioners at 33 when a song parody he wrote about OJ Simpson caught the attention of a Long …
Here’s the list of Fringe Encores coming to Soho this fall/winter
After a sold-out run in London, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s award-winning comedic play that inspired her hit Amazon comedy is coming to New York City for a …
Syfy orders animated version of Weekend Update called Alien News Desk
Here’s an interesting development for fans/followers of Saturday Night Live. SNL’s Weekend Update is reproducing! More specifically, the people who write and produce Weekend Update …
Jimmy Kimmel launches new production shingle, Kimmelot
Take off, Jackhole. While Jimmy Kimmel will remain a partner in the studio he co-founded with Adam Carolla and Daniel Kellison before launching The Man …
R.I.P. David “Deacon” Gray
David “Deacon” Gray, the stand-up comedian who also nurtured a generation of Denver-area comedians as the new talent coordinator at Comedy Works since 2004, died …
Review: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” on Netflix
All biopics start from a grain of truth, the essential building blocks of the subject, and then weave an imaginative backstory complete with a heartwarming …
Review: Erik Griffin, “AmERIKan Warrior” on Showtime
Erik Griffin played a Vietnam vet in Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, but his 2018 stand-up comedy special portrays him as a different kind of …
Review: Cameron Esposito, “Rape Jokes”
Cameron Esposito’s 2018 stand-up special, Rape Jokes, raised $20,000 in donations for RAINN in the first two days she featured it on her website this …