Sasheer Zamata on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
by Sasheer Zamata is used to white people mispronouncing my name, so she was happy that Stephen Colbert introduced her correctly for her performance on Friday’s …
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Elon Gold on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Elon Gold let the audience know he knows what they think about Jews, in this stand-up performance from Thursday’s The Late Late Show with James …
First impressions of New Faces 2018 at Just For Laughs Montreal
New Faces is decidedly different this year in Montreal. Perhaps it’s due to the Amazon Prime Video camera crews following the aspiring stand-up comedians around …
BET bails out of late-night talk, cancels The Rundown with Robin Thede
Welp. The Rundown with Robin Thede offered a strong, funny point-of-view you could find nowhere else on TV or streaming, complete with fun musical numbers …
AMC reinstating Chris Hardwick as Talking host
Chris Hardwick is in the clear in the eyes of AMC. The cable network announced today that Hardwick will return to its airwaves Aug. 12, …
Bret and Jemaine announce their 2018 HBO Flight of the Conchords special
“Can you believe it?” I’m fairly certain Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement believe it, since they’re the ones in this brand-new video announcing their new …
Limited-time offer! $20 tickets via Goldstar
Hi comedy fans (and fans of other live events, too)! I have a deal with Goldstar that allows you to buy discount tickets to all …
Chris Redd at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2018
Chris Redd experienced a breakout summer in 2016, first as a scene-stealer in the The Lonely Island’s movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, then as …
Double Threat: Janelle James and Tim Dillon at Just For Laughs 2018
Double Threat may be one of my favorite shows/concepts at Just For Laughs. It’s so named because you get to see two stand-up comedians on …
Vicki Barbolak survives Judges Cuts for America’s Got Talent 2018
Congratulations to Vicki Barbolak, who at 60 is so far the first and only stand-up comedian to make it through to the live shows this …