The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Each year, StandUp NBC (known to old-timers as the contest, StandUp For Diversity) holds auditions and regional competitions in search of new, up-and-coming talent. Recent winners have included Mike E. Winfield, Kiry Shabazz, JR De Guzman, and Dulcé Sloan. This January, NBCUniversal named co-winners in Franqi French and Rene Vaca. …
This coming Thursday night, the 38-year-old mayor of South Bend., Ind., will guest-host Jimmy Kimmel Live. But why? Sure, “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg ran for the Democratic presidential nomination this year, only to bow out two days before Super Tuesday to help the establishment of the Democratic Party rally behind former …
Fans of Louis CK who saw the comedian perform over the weekend at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., were abuzz on Reddit, not just over his new hour of material, but also because camera crews documented the whole thing. CK last put out a stand-up special three years ago, …
This just in: SXSW is cancelled for 2020. Full statement: The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City’s directions. We are devastated to share this news with you. “The show must go on” is in our DNA, and …
Earlier this week, Grand Central Publishing surprised the world by announcing a new memoir from Woody Allen that would come out in April. On Tuesday, Allen’s estranged son, Ronan Farrow, announced he’d cut ties with the publishing group, which had put out his book this past October, “Catch and Kill.” …
You cannot currently watch the first five seasons of The Kids In The Hall for free with your Amazon Prime subscription (they’re all available for a fee, tho). But just you wait. Amazon announced today they’ve gotten the Canadian comedy troupe together for eight new episodes, coming soon to Amazon …
Crank Yankers ain’t stopping in 2020. Comedy Central today ordered 20 more episodes of Crank Yankers from Jimmy Kimmel’s KIMMELOT production company, in association with ITV America. All-new episodes from the current order resume March 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT immediately after the season 12 premiere of Tosh.0. “The successful return of Crank Yankers in …
While the situation still feels fluid with some leading tech companies bailing on travel to Austin for SXSW due to fears or concerns about the spread of coronavirus (note: Texas just reported its first case, outside of Houston, today), the festival itself is still a go. Netflix cancelled its SXSW …
If you like what Comedy Central’s This Week at The Comedy Cellar has to offer on late-night Fridays, then Quibi hopes you’ll love even more stand-up, delivered to your phone on a daily basis. Quibi, which hasn’t yet launched but has a bunch of money funneling into a bunch of …
Comedy Central’s new documentary, Call Your Mother, will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2020, before debuting on Mother’s Day on the TV network. “Comedy Central is very proud to present this documentary to the world. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady have created a fascinating and layered look …
