R.I.P. Rick Newman
by Just a day after Richard Belzer died, we learned that Rick Newman also has left us. Newman, the founding owner of Catch A Rising Star …
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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.
Episode #420: Marcella Arguello
Marcella Arguello is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor originally from Modesto, Calif., who has made a name for herself in the Los Angeles comedy …
Comedy News for Feb. 13-19, 2023
R.I.P. Richard Belzer. My thoughts on Belz, a new radio tribute on the four-year anniversary of the death of Brody Stevens, festival submission information for …
Nathan Macintosh on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Nathan Macintosh performed on The Tonight Show on Friday, fresh off of a rave from Jason Zinoman in the NYT. He’s got a theory on …
Dylan Adler on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Dylan Adler performed on Wednesday’s Late Late Show, and revealed the time he and his twin brother had a crush on the same classmate in …
Episode #419: Gabe Mollica
Comedian and storyteller Gabe Mollica’s one-person show, “Solo,” begins with the declaration that upon turning 30, he realized he had no friends. Wait. Was that …
Comedy News for Feb. 6-12, 2023
Did you see all of the comedians in this year’s Super Bowl ads???? The photo above is from the Roast of Mr. Peanut, which featured …
Orlando Leyba on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Orlando Leyba was back on The Tonight Show on Wednesday, this time joking about the TV show Yellowstone versus visiting the real Yellowstone National Park. …
Elon Gold on The Late Late Show with James Corden
James Corden abandoned his usual introduction for stand-ups on Tuesday night when he introduced Elon Gold as one of his “favorite comedians on planet Earth.” …
Josh Blue on America’s Got Talent: All-Stars
Josh Blue is a former Last Comic Standing champion who finished third when he competed on America’s Got Talent in 2021. How’d he do on …