Comedy Gives Back announces COVID-19 relief grants, LaughAid benefit
by Comedy Gives Back is fulfilling the promise of its name today, announcing a new emergency relief fund for comedians impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as …
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Stand Up NY becomes first comedy club to join sex worker site CamSoda to broadcast live shows
For decades, stand-up comedians have joked about how much their career is similar to that of a stripper or a prostitute. Tonight, the comedians will …
How some late-night TV hosts handling coronavirus quarantine with at-home monologues for viewers
With late-night TV productions shut down, and networks airing repeats in their place, some hosts have taken to recording ad hoc monologues from home or …
An open letter to comedians during the coronavirus quarantine
Jessica Mozes, producer at record label Blonde Medicine, former Talent Relations and Development Manager at Audible (fka Rooftop Comedy), former New Wave Entertainment assistant/junior manager, …
When live comedy shuts down in a pandemic, what then?
When the nonprofit Comedy Gives Back held town hall meetings last month in New York City and Los Angeles at The Stand and Hollywood Improv, …
Melbourne Comedy Festival cancelled for 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic
One of the three largest annual celebrations of comedy in the world isn’t happening this year due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The folks Down …
Tribeca Film Festival postponed for 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic
PRESS STATEMENT BY JANE ROSENTHAL, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, TRIBECA ENTERPRISES “We founded the Tribeca Film Festival as a way to heal our community after the …
Comedy talk shows will tape without an audience as coronavirus precaution
Daytime talk shows based in New York City such as The View and Wendy Williams began filming episodes this week without a regular studio audience …
HBO postpones Night of Too Many Stars
The live, all-star benefit NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS planned for April has been postponed. HBO just made the announcement, …
Bringing the funny on a quarantined cruise ship? Kristin Key knows all about that
On Tuesday’s Conan, Conan O’Brien playfully imagined what it must’ve been like for the comedian booked aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, stuck in the …