R.I.P. Tim Jones
by Tim Jones, a regular at The Comedy Store throughout the 1980s comedy boom and into the 1990s, has died. Jones, a native New Yorker, headed …
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NerdMelt Showroom and Meltdown Comics closing end of March 2018
April Fool’s Day will be the worst prank ever for fans of Meltdown Comics and the NerdMelt Showroom for comedy inside of it. The joint …
Here’s the lineup for Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity comedy special on Netflix
That Hilarity For Charity fund-raiser I told you about last fall that would be presented on Netflix? Yeah, that’s still happening. Now with an official …
New York Magazine’s Vulture has gobbled up Splitsider
The student is now the master? Former Splitsider writer (now Vulture Senior Editor) Jesse David Fox and his colleagues at New York magazine have acquired …
Howie Mandel and ICM Partners acquire Just For Laughs
Sacre bleu! Just For Laughs Group (Groupe Juste Pour Rire), responsible for throwing the biggest comedy festival in the world each July in Montreal, as …
Larry King and Dennis Miller embarking on comedy tour as “The King and The Jester”
Last year, Larry King had Dennis Miller on as a guest on King’s s Larry King Now which airs on ORA, Hulu and RT America. This year, they’re hitting the road …
Dynasty Typewriter builds a new comfy comedy home for Adam Sandler and everyone else in Los Angeles
A month ago, the new Dynasty Typewriter venue welcomed a surprise drop-in guest for its fifth show ever. Adam Sandler performed for 90 minutes, new …
R.I.P. Mike MacDonald, the king of Canadian comedy
Mike Allan MacDonald joked onstage that he was “the King of Canadian Comedy,” but to many in Canada, he was royalty. Unlike the other great …
Will & Grace’s second life on NBC will have at least three seasons, extend through 2020
A decade after an eight-season run on NBC, Will & Grace is proving even more popular for the network in its revival — already earning …
Ali Sultan wins Best of the Midwest comedy competition at Gilda’s LaughFest 2018
Five years after winning the Funniest Person in the Twin Cities contest, Ali Sultan has leveled up, taking home the title of Best of the …