HBO Orders Two-Part Documentary About Paul Reubens
by Paul Reubens is getting a multi-part documentary, thanks in part to HBO and the Safdie brothers. Matt Wolf will direct the two-parter, from HBO Documentary …
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Comedy Central Launches New Roy Wood Jr. Podcast
Comedy Central has hired Roy Wood Jr. for another gig with the network, announcing today a new podcast called Roy’s Job Fair. Produced in partnership with …
The Daily Show Presents A Daytime Special: Remotely Educational
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is going where no Daily Show has gone before: Into the daylight for a special geared toward …
Seven Comedy Clubs Filmed Special shows with Live Audiences for 2021 SXSW “Online” Comedy festival
Instead of bringing the comedy industry to Austin this March, SXSW 2021 has coordinated a series of filmed performances in front of live audiences at …
Episode #329: Christina Anthony
Christina Anthony is an East St. Louis native who came up through the Chicago comedy scene. Anthony joined The Second City, where she performed with …
Critics Choose Both Michelle Buteau and Jerry Seinfeld as Best Comedy Special of 2020
The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards declared a tie tonight, with both Michelle Buteau’s Welcome to Buteaupia and Jerry Seinfeld’s 23 Hours to Kill named …
R.I.P. Tony Hendra
Tony Hendra has died at 79. His wife, Carla Hendra, told The New York Times the cause was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often known as Lou …
Comedy Fans ID Jay Johnston as Capitol Insurrectionist
Overnight, an FBI wanted plea on Twitter became a mourning ground for comedy fans as it slowly dawned on many of them that what, at …
Pete Lee’s Sixth Performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
For his sixth appearance on The Tonight Show, Pete Lee filmed this set from Acme Comedy Co. in Minneapolis. He’s happy to be back performing …
Team Coco Presents The Set Up
There’s a new episode of “The Set Up” from Team Coco Originals, and it’s the 12th in an ongoing series, so a great time as any to …