Comedy News for Feb. 27 to March 5, 2023
by Joe Rogan landed his Comedy Mothership in Austin finally this week, after two years of planning. Just in time for SXSW 2023? Not exactly, although …
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Mike E. Winfield and Ana-Maria Margean on the finals of America’s Got Talent: All-Stars
No, a comedian still hasn’t won AGT, and a ventriloquist didn’t win AGT: All-Stars this year, either. But both Mike E. Winfield and Ana-Maria Margean …
Comedy News for Feb. 20-26, 2023
That might not be an actual Dilbert strip above, but it’s a reflection of the current state of cartoonist Scott Adams, whose ramblings about how …
R.I.P. Rick Newman
Just a day after Richard Belzer died, we learned that Rick Newman also has left us. Newman, the founding owner of Catch A Rising Star …
Comedy News for Feb. 13-19, 2023
R.I.P. Richard Belzer. My thoughts on Belz, a new radio tribute on the four-year anniversary of the death of Brody Stevens, festival submission information for …
Comedy News for Feb. 6-12, 2023
Did you see all of the comedians in this year’s Super Bowl ads???? The photo above is from the Roast of Mr. Peanut, which featured …
Comedy News For Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Dave Chappelle made it 4 for 4 with yet another Grammy win for one of his Netflix specials, nabbing the Comedy Album of the Year …
Comedy News For Jan. 23-29, 2023
The film unit that does post-production editing for Saturday Night Live formed a union in the fall, but is still operating without a contract from …
Comedy News For Jan. 16-22, 2023
So many Santos impersonations, Craig Ferguson is coming back to late-night?, #RIP Michael Lehrer, last week’s roundup of new comedy specials and late-night sets, and …
10 Years of “This Is Fine” and comedy news Jan. 9-16, 2023
Did you know this cartoon of a dog about to be engulfed in flames is now a 10-year-old meme? More on that (with reflections from …