Pauly Shore pays tribute to his mother, The Comedy Store’s Mitzi Shore, in memorial video
by Sadly, I couldn’t make it out to Los Angeles this Mother’s Day for the all-star comedy tribute to The Comedy Store’s Mitzi Shore, who passed …
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James Corden bringing The Late Late Show back to London for week of shows in June 2018
Going back to the motherland to attend the royal wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle must’ve made James Corden homesick. Corden announced today that …
Comedy Central expands Up Next showcases at Clusterfest to include sketch/variety acts in addition to stand-ups
Look out, Montreal’s New Faces (now sponsored by ICM!)! There’s a new comedy showcase coming for your prestige. Comedy Central’s Up Next, which debuted last …
Julia Louis-Dreyfus honored with the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Congratulations to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, named today as the 21st annual recipient of The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F. Kennedy Center for …
New York Television Festival selects indie pilots for 2018 competition
The 2018 New York Television Festival has selected 59 original pilots and pitches for its annual Independent Pilot Competition this July. This year’s festival, the 14th NYTVF, …
Howie Mandel’s Just For Laughs with ICM announces full 2018 lineup
Howie Mandel showed up to join Just For Laughs COO Bruce Hills and the new team running the show at JFL (which includes Mandel and …
SiriusXM to broadcast three “lost” Richard Pryor albums as part of a new tribute to the comedy legend
SiriusXM will honor the late Richard Pryor with three new weeks of special programming dedicated to the late star, including a new audio documentary and …
Festival submissions roundup: Deadlines approaching for Pittsburgh, Femme Fest, and 10,000 Laughs
My friend JC Coccoli is helping produce this year’s Pittsburgh Comedy Festival back in her Three Rivers hometown, and she wanted me to remind you …
Netflix producing new half-hour stand-up showcase series, “The Degenerates”
Netflix has ordered up another round of half-hour stand-up comedy specials, this time with a twist. Instead of calling them The Standups, Netflix is calling …
Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart going out together on stand-up tour
First, Dave Chappelle joined Chris Rock to help Rock launch his first stand-up tour in several years. Now Chappelle is doing the same for Jon …