Chris Redd at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2018
by Chris Redd experienced a breakout summer in 2016, first as a scene-stealer in the The Lonely Island’s movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, then as …
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Double Threat: Janelle James and Tim Dillon at Just For Laughs 2018
Double Threat may be one of my favorite shows/concepts at Just For Laughs. It’s so named because you get to see two stand-up comedians on …
Studies in contrast: Todd Glass and Matteo Lane illustrate range of comedy notes at JFL 2018
In his Netflix special, Act Happy, Todd Glass unveiled The Todd Glass Band to add more weapons to his comedy arsenal. Glass uses them to …
Who Is Sacha Baron Cohen Fooling In ‘Who Is America?’ On Showtime
When Sacha Baron Cohen first burst onto the scene with Ali G, Borat and Bruno on British television in 2000 (and then HBO in 2003), …
Review: W. Kamau Bell “Private School Negro” on Netflix
A decade ago, W. Kamau Bell promised to end racism in an hour, titling his touring one-man show that to bring the audience in and …
Review: Hannah Gadsby “Nanette” on Netflix
I made a point not to go back and look at my review of Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette from when I saw it live onstage in …
Review: “Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest of Your Life” on Netflix
Aptly titled. Oh, you want more? Fine. Steve Martin Short fits even better. But An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest of Your Life definitely …
Review: Tig Notaro “Happy To Be Here” on Netflix
I’ve read more than one thinkpiece (please don’t try that at home or anywhere else, for that matter) that compared Hannah Gadsby’s brilliant one-woman show, …
Review: Ali Wong, “Hard Knock Wife,” on Netflix
I can’t tell you how many acquaintances of mine have asked me about Ali Wong in the past couple of years. No, wait. Actually, I …
Review: Hari Kondabolu, “Warn Your Relatives” on Netflix
If you had told me 11 years ago that the quiet guy in the condo Shane Mauss let me crash in during the final HBO …