The Definitive Guide to Comedy
I don’t pretend to know what’s in Kevin Hart’s heart or going through his head. The comedy star just threw a “Cowboys and Indians” party for his one-year-old’s birthday (not that his new toddler had any say in the matter). He said he wasn’t going to apologize for his old …
Congrats to all the hard-working scribes out there getting the most out of their WGA memberships! Here are the comedy-related nominees this year. 2019 Writers Guild Awards Nominees COMEDY SERIES Atlanta, Written by Ibra Ake, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Taofik Kolade, Jamal Olori, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX Networks Barry, Written …
Three former Grammy-winning comedians are vying for another Grammy Award for the Best Comedy Album of 2018. Best Comedy Album: “Annihilation” — Patton Oswalt “Equanimity & The Bird Revelation” — Dave Chappelle “Noble Ape” — Jim Gaffigan “Standup For Drummers” — Fred Armisen “Tamborine” — Chris Rock Chappelle won last …
It’s not every year we get major news on four different major awards in 24 hours, but 2018 is not every year. The Golden Globes decided they enjoyed seeing Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg present one award together so much, they asked the two actors to pair up and host …
You probably could name at least one famous person who came out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, if not several dozen. But everybody who performed at the UCB could tell you about Chuck Dauble. They’d describe Dauble as affable and irritable, sometimes at the same …
The Academy Awards will have a brand-new host for 2019: Kevin Hart. Hart broke the news himself tonight via social media. “For years I have been asked if I would ever Host the Oscars and my answer was always the same…I said that it would be the opportunity of a …
YouTube is pivoting away from both original programming and premium subscription services. Sounds like a bad thing. And yet. Even though you shouldn’t be pitching your new original comedy ideas to the video giant, you will be able to continue watching comedy on YouTube for free. YouTube is dropping what …
The Madison Square Garden Company and the Garden of Dreams Foundation are proud to announce the return of Garden of Laughs – the successful bi-annual all-star comedy benefit that has raised nearly $5 million so far. The 2019 show, hosted by Steve Schirripa, will include performances by Jerry Seinfeld along …
Tiffany Haddish is all over our 2018. And now she’s all over the home page for Lawry’s condiments, even selling her own brand of seasoning salt. As the company line goes… For the first time in Lawry’s history, a celebrity will appear on the bottle alongside Haddish’s family recipe for …
Kathleen Madigan is hosting a special holiday-themed series for SiriusXM Comedy Greats channel 94. “Kathleen Madigan’s Holiday Happy Hour” will air for six weeks, beginning last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, and continuing up til Christmas. Comedians such as Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, Lewis Black, Marina Franklin, and Greg Warren sit down with Madigan to …
