Principato-Young management/production firm rebrands as Artists First
by Principato-Young Entertainment, no longer young with the departure of co-founder Paul Young last summer, has rebranded as Artists First. Peter Principato remains in charge. The …
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The Comedy Store establishes Comedian Assistance Fund, with assigned MPTF social worker
In the wake of Mitzi Shore’s death two months ago, The Comedy Store has partnered with the Motion Picture & Television Fund to create a Comedians …
The Comedy Studio raising funds for its move into new home in Somerville
The Comedy Studio, for more than 20 years the home of up-and-coming voices in the Boston comedy scene from the third floor of the Hong …
Samuel J. Comroe auditions for America’s Got Talent 2018
Samuel J. Comroe has won the San Francisco Comedy Competition as well as a contest run by Ricky Gervais, but the comedian got his biggest …
Sethward auditions as a NSFW caterpillar for America’s Got Talent 2018
Sethward is a performance artist of a comedian, who likes to dress up as animals. At least from what we’ve seen of him on TV …
Episode #211: Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan was a math teacher before devoting his life to stand-up comedy in 2012. Since then, he has found great success in the UK, …
Julian McCullough embraces his own version of manhood in his first Comedy Central hour
Julian McCullough scored his first half-hour Comedy Central Presents in 2010. In the years since, McCullough has not only racked up several late-night TV credits, …
Hari Kondabolu on Conan
I use my middle initial professionally and always have because there are far too many Sean McCarthys in the world, even in the world of …
New biography, documentary explore the life and death of Robin Williams
Is there ever an appropriate time to look back at the life and legacy of Robin Williams without feeling sad at how it all ended? …
Nathan Fielder shows how you can hack the Emmy voting process
Nathan Fielder has proven quite successful at manipulating the media and business worlds, often at the same time, through his Comedy Central series Nathan For …