Episode #165: Nate Bargatze
by Nate Bargatze is Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian, and Bargatze has the Tonight Show credits to back that up. Nate also has gone on tour …
Author: Sean L. McCarthy
Editor and publisher since 2007, when he was named New York's Funniest Reporter. Former newspaper reporter at the New York Daily News, Boston Herald and smaller dailies and community papers across America. Loves comedy so much he founded this site.
The conundrum of comedy criticism in 2017
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HBO bringing back All Def Comedy for new season in December 2017
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Review: Sarah Tiana at Just For Laughs Montreal 2017
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Maz Jobrani on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Stephen Colbert’s Cartoon Trump earns spinoff sitcom series on Showtime
This past year has seen several late-night TV shows spin off their segments into their own series, and now it’s Stephen Colbert’s turn. Showtime announced …
Godfrey will have his own Power Hour weekdays on SiriusXM
High noon will become The Power Hour on SiriusXM come Monday thanks to stand-up comedian Godfrey. SiriusXM announced today that Godfrey will host The Power …
First look of At Home with Amy Sedaris on truTV
truTV announced a start date for At Home with Amy Sedaris, and debuted a first teaser clip for the show today at the summer TCA …