The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Sad but true. Cap City Comedy Club, Austin’s shining beacon for stand-up and experimental comedy since 1986, has closed for good. Here’s the letter that went out this afternoon… Dear Austin Comedy Lovers, We laughed until we cried. We are devastated to announce that we have to close the club. …
So much has transpired over just these past six months (which may have felt like six years), let alone the actual past three years since Funny or Die debuted the Pitch app for comedy writers at the 2017 Just For Laughs comedy festival… But just a few months later, layoffs …
Jeremiah Watkins, a comedian based out of Los Angeles who’s a staple at The Comedy Store as the bandleader of Kill Tony, part of “The Wave” at the weekly Roast Battles, and host of a recurring show called Stand-Up On The Spot. Watkins also has a podcast, Jeremiah Wonders. But …
Alex Hooper roasted the judges on America’s Got Talent both when he first auditioned a few years ago, and again this year, and wasn’t going to let that stop him once he became the last comedian standing in the competition’s final quarterfinals. Or was he? This time, Hooper put a …
They’re still making comedy specials during the COVID-19 pandemic, just now at drive-in movie theaters! Last night, Colin Quinn and his funny friends filmed a special for HBO Max at the Skyline Drive-In in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on the East River waterfront with views of the Manhattan skyline behind them. Among …
ABC will air a one-hour comedy special this month encouraging Americans to vote this November, hosted by Kevin Hart. VOMO: Vote or Miss Out, created by ATTN: in partnership with When We All Vote, will air from 10-11 p.m. Eastern on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Among those scheduled to appear …
James Veitch’s new comedy special for HBO Max is no longer available on HBO Max, after renewed allegations of rape, sexual assault and misconduct were levied against the comedian by former Sarah Lawrence College students who had interacted with him while he was a grad student there. A spokesperson for …
A new documentary is out today On Demand that takes us behind the scenes for a revealing look at what happened to Robin Williams in his final days before he took his own life in 2014. Robin’s Wish, the untold story, is available for rent or purchase wherever you currently …
And now Whitney Cummings and Taylor Tomlinson are joining forces for a co-headlining buddy tour for October 2020. “The Codependent Tour” kicks off Oct. 2 in California, then heads to Colorado before a slew of dates on the East Coast. Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the general public. Presale …
Maria Bamford has developed a 15-step program for you to write your own hour-long comedy special, and you can listen to it only on Audible. But as a bonus, just know that Bamford herself will write a new hour herself. That’s why she said she has put together this tutorial …
