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R.I.P. Budd Friedman (1932-2022)
Budd Friedman didn’t intend to set the standard for stand-up comedy clubs across America (and the world). You might say it only happened thanks to …
R.I.P. Gallagher (1946-2022)
Gallagher, a joke-teller, showman and prop comic born Leo Anthony Gallagher, Jr., died Nov. 11, 2022, in hospice care in Palm Desert, Calif. He was …
Employees of the Month (October 2022): Sarah Sherman
Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month …
R.I.P. Judy Tenuta (1949-2022)
Pigs. Stud puppets. Love buckets. We are gathered here together to mourn the passing of Judy Tenuta, the love goddess, the petite flower of stand-up …
Employee of the Month (September 2022): Kate Berlant
Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month …
Saturday Night Live says goodbye to four, fires three and hires four cast members for Season 48
Lots of comings and goings this summer inside 30 Rock’s offices and studios for Saturday Night Live. Long story short: Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete …
NPR sends “Wait, Wait…” stand-ups out on Fall 2022 tour
If you enjoy listening to Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! on your NPR radio dials, then perhaps you might also enjoy seeing some of their regular …
Rewind the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe watching NextUp
Feel like you missed out on the Fringe, even if you attended and/or performed in the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe? For a limited time, the folks …
Employee of the Month (August 2022): Alyssa Limperis
Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month …