JFL New Faces Booker Jeff Singer Submits Resignation
by DEVELOPING… UPDATED June 7 at 10:54 a.m. (h/t Vulture): From a statement by Just For Laughs, confirming Jeff Singer has resigned from the festival after …
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Keith Apicary Auditions For America’s Got Talent 2021
If you’re not hip to Keith Apicary, you probably will be this summer. That’s because he finally debuted in primetime on NBC via America’s Got …
Gerald Kelly and Little Hunter Kelly Compete on America’s Got Talent 2021
Stand-up comedian Gerald Kelly has waited his whole life for the opportunity to compete on America’s Got Talent. So has Kelly’s 7-year-old son, Little Hunter …
Comedy Dynamics To Produce 10 Stand-Up Comedy Specials During 2021 Tribeca Film Festival
If you needed more evidence that live comedy is already back in big business, then look no further than this month’s Tribeca Film Festival, which …
Bo Burnham’s Thoughts On Comedy in 2021, As Seen in ‘Inside’ On Netflix
I love, love, loved Bo Burnham’s Inside on Netflix. My full review is forthcoming on another website, so until then, please enjoy these images from …
Episode #340: Flula Borg
Flula Borg is a German actor, musician, comedian and DJ who began making his mark on American audiences in 2015 — that’s when he broke …
Dave Chappelle’s 2020 ‘Summer Camp’ Footage to Premiere at 2021 Tribeca Film Festival
We’ve wondered for almost a year now what would happen to all of that documentary footage shot last summer in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as Dave …
Episode #339: Kevin Iso
Fresh out of Houston to Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kevin Iso’s friendship with fellow young comedian Dan Perlman led to making YouTube video slice of life sketches …
Episode #338: Sam Jay
Originally from Boston, Sam Jay is an Emmy-nominated writer and critically-acclaimed stand-up comedian. After being named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2018, …
Funny or Die Has a New Owner
Henry R. Muñoz III, an architect and former finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee, has acquired Funny or Die, the 14-year-old comedy website and …