R.I.P. Anne Beatts
by Another of the original writers for Saturday Night Live has died. Anne Beatts, who was the first woman hired to help edit The National Lampoon, …
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Adam Eget Leaving The Comedy Store to run Joe Rogan’s Austin Comedy Club at One World Theatre
Unless Adam Eget is pranking both me and his longtime colleagues at The Comedy Store, the club’s longtime booker has announced — on April 1 …
Lil Rel to host American Version of ‘Small Fortune’ for NBC
It’s a great spring for Lil Rel Howery. Howery, who co-stars in the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah as well as new Netflix hit …
Dry Bar Comedy Teams Up With Comedy Dynamics For Wider Distribution
Dry Bar Comedy has 1.4 million subscribers to its YouTube channel, established four years ago, racking up some 400 million views of stand-up clips and …
Comedy Central’s Roasts as a Stand-Up Springboard to Stardom
Is comedy’s Roast Era over? Or just in time-out like much everything else thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic? We’ll have to wait to find out. …
R.I.P. Jason Smith, CEO of Starburns Audio
Jason Smith, the CEO of Starburns Audio, died on Friday. Originally from Sparks, Nev., Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in 2001 from the University of …
Jay Leno Apologizes for Decades of Anti-Asian Jokes
After a year of enduring even more hatred than before thanks to COVID-19, the Asian-American community has received an apology from a perhaps unlikely source: …
Phoebe Robinson ‘Doing The Most’ On Comedy Central
Congrats to Phoebe Robinson on not letting the pandemic stop her from making her first starring Comedy Central TV show! Doing the Most with Phoebe …
Borat, Desus and Mero Win Big at 2021 WGA Awards
Congrats to the following comedy writers who came home (even if they already were at home for the virtual ceremony) with awards this year from …
Carl Reiner’s Archives Head to National Comedy Center
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, continues to grow even more into its name. Today the center announced the family of the late great …