The Definitive Guide to Comedy
While on a walkabout today at my local waterfront park, I realized I’m on the verge of not just a milestone birthday, but also two landmark anniversaries in my life. It was just about 25 years ago now that I auditioned for and received an invitation to join my first …
Gina Brillon also advanced this summer into AGT’s quarterfinals rounds, performing live on Tuesday’s episode. Will your votes in the next hours put her through to the next round? Hear her joke about trying to get a formal job with a Rosie Perez accent, and the joys and pitfalls of …
The Summer Olympics are over, so America’s Got Talent is back on NBC primetime, and we’re into the live quarterfinals performances. Kabir Singh is among them! He joked Tuesday about his mom’s texts. Will Singh make it through to the next round? Your votes will help determine his fate tonight …
What was podcasting like before the iPhone? Jesse Thorn knows. After college radio, Thorn, host of public radio’s Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, broadcast his podcast The Sound of Young America from his home, eventually building his own podcast network, Maximum Fun, which includes Stop Podcasting Yourself; Judge John Hodgman; My …
Trevor Moore, the affable frontman of The Whitest Kids U’ Know who went on to make multiple solo comedy specials, co-create two Disney comedy series, and host an online talk show for Comedy Central, has died after a freak accident. Moore was 41. Moore’s death was confirmed Saturday by his …
Even though most of Montreal’s Just For Laughs stuck to virtual digital screens and meet-ups, JFL last week still could host and declare winners for its annual “Stand Up & Pitch” competitions. FROM JFL: Each winning project is invited back to attend JFL 2022 and provided one (1) flight, one …
Rob Barnett has been a radio DJ and program director, pivoted to TV as programming director for MTV and VH1 in the 1990s, pivoted back to radio to launch CBS Radio’s “Free” FM in the wake of Howard Stern’s departure, hiring Adam Carolla to replace Stern on the West Coast …
After a hiatus in 2020 for the pandemic, both the San Francisco Comedy Competition and the Seattle Comedy Competition plan to resume this summer and fall. Both are monthlong stand-up contests, with each round lasting over a week as comedians perform for different crowds in different cities — in the …
Delta variant? What Delta variant? Sebastian Maniscalco’s upcoming arena comedy tour already is setting ticket-selling records. Today he became the first to comedian to pack the brand-new UBS Arena, the future home of the New York Islanders NHL team, located on the border of Queens and Long Island in Belmont Park. …
Remember this is an exhibition, not a competition. Please, no wagering! Stupid Pet Tricks are returning to TV, this time on TBS, with Sarah Silverman hosting a revival of David Letterman’s long-running late-night TV segment. Letterman’s Worldwide Pants is producing, and Merrill Markoe will serve as consulting producer. Here’s the …
