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From the winter TCA meeting with TV critics, Peacock announced today a new streaming sitcom that’ll star not only Sam Jay and Chris Redd from SNL, but also stand-ups Jak Knight and Langston Kerman. Bust Down stars the comedians as four casino employees in middle America who feel stuck in …
While falling short of announcing a full slate of in-person performances for the summer, the folks at Just For Laughs in Montreal did commit themselves today to bringing the comedy industry back together this July in some form or fashion. JFL announced its 39th bash in Montreal will take place …
As first reported by Financial Times, The Second City could have a new owner as soon as next week. FT cites multiple sources claiming the Chicago comedy institution has a potential buyer in the works: ZMC, a private equity firm run by Strauss Zelnick, the 63-year-old CEO of Take-Two Interactive, …
Austin’s comedy scene is hotter than perhaps it ever has been, and that’s despite an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that infected Dave Chappelle last month during his run of shows in the Texas capital. The venerable Cap City Comedy Club, which had to close temporarily then permanently its longtime home anchoring …
Almost 10 years after his death, the life of the great comedian Patrice O’Neal will be celebrated in a new documentary from Comedy Central and All Things Comedy, as Patrice O’Neal: Killing Is Easy premieres this month on Feb. 19, 2021. Here’s a sneak peak with a clip featuring Colin Quinn, …
In the new Showtime docuseries about The Comedy Store, Andrew “Dice” Clay credited Mitchell Walters with calling him up and talking him into moving from Brooklyn to Hollywood, leaving Pip’s for The Store where he would cultivate his infamous “Dice” character. Before all of that, though…Walters was quite literally helping …
Big Mike Mitchell has died from a heart attack. Mitchell, who had moved to Tennessee during the pandemic, was born and raised in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, attending Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School. Mitchell had gotten into comedy after a stint in prison, as he explained …
It’s always extra special when a comedian earns a nationwide TV ad campaign. Even more special when it’s the Super Bowl. And as Matt Braunger attests, that much extra special when comedians haven’t had regular live shows and touring to count on for income. Braunger fronts an all-star ad for …
The nonprofit group Comedy Gives Back aims to do even more of just that, pledging this month of February 2021 to help 400 more comedians with financial aid. After last year’s LaughAid telethon for COVID-19, Comedy Gives Back raised enough money to dole out $500 checks to to up to …
An update from The Peoples Improv Theater! Today The PIT announced the first 20 recipients of the program’s new SNL Scholarships. Applicants will receive: 5 classes from across The PIT’s remote classes offerings for NYC-based applicants, 3 classes for Chapel Hill-based applicants. A monthly check-in meeting with The PIT to …
