John Hastings auditioned for America’s Got Talent 2020
by If you couldn’t tell from the way he said the word “borrowed,” comedian John Hastings is a Canadian. Hastings has lived in London, performed at …
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Alex Hooper roasts the America’s Got Talent Judges 2020
A few seasons ago, Alex Hooper auditioned for America’s Got Talent with a roast format, and the audience wasn’t having it. In 2020, with no …
Iliza Shlesinger’s guest host monologue for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Iliza Shlesinger kicked off the second week of Jimmy Kimmel’s vacation by guest hosting Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, and I liked what she …
Comedy Central International Partnering with Edinburgh Festival Fringe for digital series
The folks at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe already long-ago called off this year’s August celebration, but some of the shows will still go on. Sort …
Tournament of Laughs: Week 4 matchups
The second half of the final “Lean and Mean 16” competed in the inaugural TBS Tournament of Laughs on Sunday night. Here were the match-ups …
Phoebe Robinson’s Tiny Reparations expands, adding book imprint under Dutton/Plume
Phoebe Robinson spent the better part of a year touring the world with former First Lady Michelle Obama, interviewing her to promote Obama’s book, “Becoming.” …
Charlamagne Tha God talk show in the works at Comedy Central
As reported first last week by New York mag’s Vulture, Comedy Central hopes to have Charlamagne Tha God hosting a weekly talk show on its …
Billy Eichner’s guest host monologue for Jimmy Kimmel Live
Billy Eichner made a great guest-host for wherever they’re staging the quarantine editions of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check out his fabulous monologue. I only …
Laurie Kilmartin, a writer for Conan, tells Conan O’Brien about Losing her Mother to COVID-19
Laurie Kilmartin, stand-up comedian and writer for Conan on TBS, recently lost her mother to COVID-19. Kilmartin live-Tweeted her experience, as she had when her …
Here are some of the Comedy Clubs and Theaters that received more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program This Year
When the federal Small Business Administration finally released information this week on how they distributed $670 billion in available funds this spring through PPP (Paycheck …