The Valleyfolk wins inaugural edition of Bring The Funny on NBC
by Congratulations to The Valleyfolk, a group of online comedians who formed a sketch group together last year, and last night won the $250,000 grand prize …
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Shane Gillis out at Saturday Night Live before he ever got to make his season 45 debut
Stand-up comedian Shane Gillis became the shortest-ever tenured member of Saturday Night Live‘s cast on Monday, as the NBC series announced it had cut ties …
Comedy winners at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys
W. Kamau Bell won another Emmy Award for his CNN program, United Shades of America! Hannah Gadsby and Rachel Bloom both won their first Emmys! …
Rachel Bloom wins the Emmy Award for song in final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rachel Bloom has won the Golden Globe and a couple of critic’s choice awards for acting in her CW series, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and now that …
Hannah Gadsby wins the writing Emmy for “Nanette”
Congratulations to Hannah Gadsby, who tonight won the Emmy Award for writing for a variety special for her 2018 comedy, Nanette. It’s Gadsby’s first Emmy! …
Saturday Night Live adds Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang to cast for season 45
SNL is stacking the cast for season 45, gearing up for an election year and a potential changing the guard. The show announced the additions …
Watch the finalists perform on NBC’s Bring The Funny
Last night saw the final five comedy acts perform for the title of NBC’s first-ever Bring The Funny competition. Online voting ended 12 hours ago, …
Team Coco House taking over 10 comedy clubs across America from Oct. 3-5, 2019
Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco will remind Americans of how closely Conan has aligned himself and his show with the stand-up comedy community by taking over 10 comedy …
Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng join Bruce Springsteen for 13th annual Stand Up For Heroes
For a 13th year, the New York Comedy Festival will start its week with its biggest and best event: Stand Up For Heroes. The annual …
Submissions open for 2020 Laughing Skull festival and contest in Atlanta
You may recall earlier this year how the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival came under fire for a lack of black women in the annual Atlanta …