Ali Siddiq goes back to jail for his first Comedy Central stand-up special
by Ali Siddiq served six years of a 15 year sentence for drug trafficking in the Texas state penitentiary system. He also started performing comedy. Now for …
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National Comedy Center acquires archives of the late Shelley Berman
First Ball. Then Carlin. Now Berman. The National Comedy Center has acquired the archives of legendary comedian Shelley Berman, who died last September at 92. …
Taking the Hollywood out of a funny pro athlete: What’s Blake Griffin to do in Detroit?
Comedian Aaron Hertzog has delivered my favorite take on the NBA’s trade of Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons, with …
Where in the world is Kathy Griffin, and what is she thinking
A brand-new extensive interview with Kathy Griffin appeared today in The Hollywood Reporter, putting her on its cover as A Comic In Exile. The profile …
Kevin Hart adds more than 100 dates to 2018 global “Irresponsible” arena tour
Kevin Hart has added more than 100 dates in arenas around the world to this year’s Irresponsible Tour. Which makes you think Hart probably needs …
Showtime has cancelled Dice
After two seasons, Showtime has decided to stop rolling the Dice with Andrew Dice Clay’s semi-autobiographical sitcom. The formal announcement came Tuesday, but the writing …
There will be a second annual Comedy Central Clusterfest in San Francisco
As the annual SF Sketchfest closes the books on another successful January celebrating comedy by the Bay, Comedy Central has announced it, too, will continue …
NBC sending Leslie Jones to Korea to cover the Winter Olympics
During the 2016 Summer Olympics, Saturday Night Live‘s Leslie Jones live-tweeted the action with such patriotic fervor that NBC realized they needed to bring Jones …
Adult Swim schedules midnight specials for Jena Friedman, Eric Andre
As Sunday, Feb. 18, becomes Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, Adult Swim is getting especially weird, thanks to two new short-form comedy specials from Jena Friedman …
Dave Chappelle wins the Grammy Award for Comedy Album of the Year
To the surprise of perhaps nobody outside of Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the audio double-album of …