The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Say goodbye to The Late Late Show with James Corden this week on CBS. We also gave our RIP’s to Dame Edna (Barry Humphries), heard from Richard Lewis why he’s retiring from stand-up, and as always, a roundup of the week’s news within the comedy industry, all of last week’s …
Ryan Hamilton grew up in Idaho but lives in New York City now, which might seem confusing to some people. Especially tourists. But it’s also sometimes confusing for the comedian, too, who compares getting into the city rhythm to jumping into a game of Double Dutch. As he joked on …
We’ve only got one more week for James Corden’s Late Late Show, so why not give his musical sidekick and band leader more time to shine? Let’s hear it one more time for Reggie Watts, this time performing “Pushing Away” with Eternal Demise from their unreleased album “You’ll Never Know …
When you hear the words Tape Face, what do you picture? Sam Wills began his comedy career in his native New Zealand as a teenage clown in training, complete with a diploma from a circus school in Christchurch. But after an initial foray into stand-up comedy, his friends challenged him …
Mike Vecchione visited The Tonight Show to joke about going to Spain for the Running of the Bulls, and what it’s like having his apartment invaded by bed bugs, and living with his girlfriend. Vecchione just released his first full stand-up special this month, attracting almost one million views already …
What is Spotify’s comedy philosophy, anyhow? I may have asked the question in this week’s newsletter, but that doesn’t mean the answers come easily. Also sad news to share, as Darryl Lenox died suddenly last week. He was only 57. Plus the week’s industry news and notes, all of last …
Sarah Marshall is the co-creator and host of the award-winning podcast, You’re Wrong About, Podcast of the Year at the 2022 I Heart Radio Podcast Awards. You’re Wrong About revisits what we think we know about history and cultural events that have lodged themselves into our brains, and how that compares …
How popular was Chris Rock’s first LIVE special for Netflix, anyhow? We dive into the numbers, look for some perspective, pay tribute to MAD magazine’s Al Jaffee, realize just how many Dry Bar Comedy specials have been released on their subscription-only platform in 2023 already, plus all of the past …
I was fortunate enough to see Sophie Buddle run her set on Tuesday night at The Stand before she made her Tonight Show debut on Thursday. So I knew this spy bit was great, even it were only a dream!
So as March turned to April, I decided to try to list all of the new comedy specials that had come out so far this year. Oof. Turns out it’s not so easy to figure out! But I gave it my best effort. See the results for yourself. Plus R.I.P. …
