Lavell Crawford drops 120 pounds
by Lavell Crawford joked about his weight and his battle with “the sugar” over the course of finishing runner-up on Last Comic Standing, panels on Chelsea …
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Drew Hastings faces court trial in allegations he committed felonies as mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio
Drew Hastings, the stand-up comedian with two decades of performing experience who’s serving his second four-year term as the mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio, will stand …
Jimmy Fallon to host 2017 Golden Globes
NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon — not Ricky Gervais, nor the dynamic duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — would become the network’s next …
Brendan Eyre on Late Night with Seth Meyers
For his late-night network TV debut, Brendan Eyre showed how you can make a nervous energy work in your favor, as his opening bit on …
New Zealand food company Aunt Betty’s apologizes for stealing Mitch Hedberg rice joke
Over the weekend, comedians caught a New Zealand food company in the act of pilfering a joke from the late Mitch Hedberg about race, and …
Episode #106: Hari Kondabolu
Hari Kondabolu and I go back to the scene of his very first big break, showcasing for the 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen …
Andy Kindler’s 2016 State of the Industry at Just For Laughs Montreal
Two decades. 20 years. That’s how long Andy Kindler has remained a fixture and a must-see stop during the final week of Montreal’s Just For …
Review: New Faces Characters showcase at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2016
The New Faces Characters showcase, which is even billed in some of the Just For Laughs literature as an SNL audition of sorts: “Quickly! Before …
Dino Archie on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Dino Archie showcased this week as a New Face at Montreal’s Just For Laughs, but already taped this performance for Jimmy Kimmel Live which aired …
A recap of what went down at Montreal’s New Faces Unrepped showcase 2016
Can we talk about last night’s one and only official showcase for the “Unrepped” New Faces of Comedy for the 2016 Just For Laughs comedy …