Highlights from “Joe’s Pub Presents: A Holiday Special” on IFC
by IFC presents its first-ever holiday TV special tonight, taped earlier this month at Joe’s Pub — appropriately titled, Joe’s Pub Presents: A Holiday Special. Tony …
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WHAT A JOKE: Comedians organize festival of shows nationwide over Inauguration Day Weekend to support ACLU
If you think Donald J. Trump becoming President of the United States of America is a gift to comedians, well, not exactly. In fact, some …
TBS will end 2016 with weeklong Binge-A-Thon of its five new comedy series
TBS is so happy about how the cable giant rebranded itself as a comedy station in 2016, that it’s closing out the year with a …
Netflix’s 2017 comedy slate will kick off with weekly stand-up specials, Valentine’s Day variety special with Michael Bolton and friends
Netflix has been pumping out a new stand-up hour almost weekly, and they’re already set to keep up that pace to kick off 2017, announcing …
Freeform orders “Alone Together” to series, starring Esther Povitsky and Benji Aflalo
Esther Povitsky and Benji Aflalo will star in a new TV sitcom ordered up by Freeform (the cable channel formerly known as ABC Family) called …
How America’s political divide trumps live comedy shows at the end of 2016
We’ve all heard and seen the reports coming in from theaters and comedy clubs across the country this past year. Donald Trump’s divide-and-conquer presidential campaign, …
Malaysia’s Harith Iskander wins Laugh Factory’s “Funniest Person in the World 2016” contest
Harith Iskander calls himself “the godfather of stand-up comedy in Malaysia.” Now Iskander has an even grander moniker to go by: “Funniest Person in the …
R.I.P. Alan Thicke (1947-2016)
Alan Thicke was never known as a comedian, but his playful sense of humor allowed him to impact our collective comedy psyche for more than …
News / Video / Web series
Cycle through a new joke’s evolution with Mike Lawrence in “All Day” video episode
Cycle, a media company and 24/7 content studio, has produced webisodes following athletes and musicians “All Day” to capture a slice of their lives, and …
Books / News / Web series
Henry’s Kitchen now available as a cookbook
If you’re one of the millions of fans of comedian Henry Phillips who’ve watched his YouTube series, “Henry’s Kitchen,” then you’ll be pleased to know …