R.I.P. Gene Wilder (1933-2016)
by Gene Wilder, the wonderfully witty actor who shined in several Mel Brooks films and captivated children of all ages as Willy Wonka, has died from …
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Preview the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe hates Ann Coulter so much more than anyone else, the website doesn’t even include her in its photo …
Episode #110: Godfrey
Godfrey was born in Nebraska to Nigerian parents who had fled that country’s civil war in the late 1960s. Godfrey grew up in Chicago, which is …
Jeff Foxworthy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show under Jimmy Fallon has demonstrated a comforting throwback trend when it comes to stand-up comedy, in allowing or convincing (whatever the case …
Two-fer-one gitting-r-done: Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy team up for Netflix stand-up special
They’re called the “Blue Collar” comedians, even though there’s very little blue-collar about telling jokes for a living and making millions of dollars at it. And …
Listen to this previously unreleased George Carlin track, “Rats & Squealers”
If you see something, don’t say something to the police. That’s just how this previously unreleased track from a George Carlin performance in 2001 starts! …
Matteo Lane on Late Night with Seth Meyers
How many stand-up comedians open their sets with operatic singing? Matteo Lane, that’s who. Lane used his vocals to voice his sexuality to his father, …
Here are the comedians and celebrities for the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
Comedy Central continues its tradition of mashing up comedians, friends and random celebrities and infamous people for the dais of its annual celebrity roasts for …
HBO Comedy rebooting new editions of Tracey Ullman sketch, Def Comedy, plus stand-up hours from T.J. Miller, Pete Holmes and Jerrod Carmichael
HBO’s comedy brand is offering something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue for Fall 2016, announcing new editions of Tracey Ullman’s signature sketch …
The Final Edition releasing first original National Lampoon comedy album in 35 years
Throwback Thursday to the Future? Tony Hendra, who produced National Lampoon‘s first album back in 1972, is back with Jeff Kreisler and the rest of …