The Definitive Guide to Comedy
I love, love, loved Bo Burnham’s Inside on Netflix. My full review is forthcoming on another website, so until then, please enjoy these images from one of the special’s songs, in which Burnham wonders if now is the appropriate time for him, as a white man, to tell jokes. Who …
We’ve wondered for almost a year now what would happen to all of that documentary footage shot last summer in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as Dave Chappelle put on comedy shows and invited his funny friends over to visit, perform and play during the heights of the pandemic. Now we know. …
Henry R. Muñoz III, an architect and former finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee, has acquired Funny or Die, the 14-year-old comedy website and production company. Muñoz purchased Funny Or Die from AMC Networks, WarnerMedia and Sequoia Capital, and he becomes the sole owner of the site and its …
You can tell America is returning to some sense of normal when comedy festivals begin coming back with in-person celebrations. Nashville may be the first of the mid-sized fests to return with today’s announcement: The Nashville Comedy Festival makes its triumphant return next month after a year that has us longing for laughter. Billboard’s …
After a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montreal’s Just For Laughs has brought back “New Faces” for 2021, if you haven’t noticed as a comedian seeing the various regional scouting showcases already. Here’s the deal for New Faces 2021…looks like JFL has revived the traditional New Faces showcase …
Fret not for the end of Conan, for a new chapter will come soon enough. Just not on TBS. TBS announced the final episode of Conan O’Brien’s weeknight talk show, Conan, for June 24, 2021, ending his 11-year run at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific with the cable network. But O’Brien and …
Carl LaBove died today following a long battle with cancer. He was 62. LaBove, an original founding member of “The Outlaws of Comedy,” was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up a military child, seeing the world, before landing back in Texas as a teen to begin his comedy …
Three months after Donald Trump left the White House, Comedy Central’s Jordan Klepper reflected on his 14 months covering the 2020 Trump campaign in a new half-hour special, in The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse – Into The MAGAverse, From an undisclosed parking lot in …
It’s April 20, or 4/20, and that’s the not-so secret code for stoners everywhere to celebrate, because it’s finally 4:20 everywhere. For a new spin on it, comedian Ron Funches hosts a special spin-off of the popular Food Network competition series, Chopped, called what else, Chopped 420. As of now, …
Here’s your first look at what could be Chappelle’s Show for a new generation. It’s THAT DAMN MICHAEL CHE! The new six-episode Max Original comedy series THAT DAMN MICHAEL CHE premieres May 6. This groundbreaking new original comedy series uses sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience various …
