The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Iliza Shlesinger arrived in New York City last weekend, telling comedy club audiences she’s on the East Coast to work on a project, and now we know what that project is: Her very own sketch comedy series on Netflix! The streaming giant announced the news today. Netflix has ordered The …
While the New York Comedy Festival may see the biggest celebration of comedians in the nation’s biggest city each November, the following month will see the second coming of the Janelle James Comedy Festival in Brooklyn. The Janelle James Comedy Festival announces its first wave of performers who’ll participate this Dec. …
The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) has announced the addition of more than 100 shows from Nov. 4-10, 2019, taking place at venues large and small across the city. Among the newly announced shows are Pete Holmes, Quinta Brunson and Friends, Going Deep with Chad & JT, Patriot Act, History Hyenas Live Podcast, …
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan dismissed a lawsuit today by director Christian Charles against Jerry Seinfeld, arguing that Charles’s claims against Seinfeld over the copyright for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee were filed too late. “Because Charles was on notice that his ownership claim had been repudiated since at …
Saturday Night Live kicked off season 45 last night, and while much of the news coming into the season premiere dealt with the comings and goings of cast members, there’s also some movement among the writing staff to report. The guys from BriTANick (Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher) have left after two …
In case you’re wondering how the influx of new streaming platforms coming our way in the next six months is going to impact the digital comedy boom, well, here’s your first hint at what’s to come over at WarnerMedia and HBO Max. At Thursday’s L’ATTITUDE conference in San Diego, WarnerMedia …
Starting Oct. 1, 2019, and lasting only for that month, SiriusXM is launching The Johnny Carson Channel on SiriusXM Channel 105, featuring the top, handpicked episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Back in Carson’s day, a spot on his show could make or break a stand-up comedian. And Carson …
For his next act, former U.S. Sen. and former Saturday Night Live writer and performer Al Franken is back in front of a microphone. Franken will host a weekly radio show starting this Saturday on SiriusXM. The Al Franken Show will air at 10 a.m. Eastern every Saturday on SiriusXM Progress …
We knew critics loved Fleabag. We loved Fleabag. Now we know the Emmy Awards voters did, too, bestowing four Emmys this year to the British comedy series (broadcast in the States on Amazon Prime Video) and star/creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Fleabag won for Outstanding Comedy Series, besting Veep’s farewell; same went …
Ryan Niemiller said five years ago, someone who looked like him couldn’t have gotten on TV. This summer, Niemiller won over the judges and most of the crowds on America’s Got Talent, finishing the season in third place. He follows a long line of stand-up comedians to make the finals, …
