Review: Joe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special on Netflix
by Is Joe Mande using the power of “The Secret” with the title of his first Netflix hour comedy special? Not exactly. As I wrote in …
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Review: Sarah Tiana at Just For Laughs Montreal 2017
Sarah Tiana has appeared regularly on @midnight, and previously on the panels for E!’s Chelsea Lately and CMT’s The Josh Wolf Show, but as she notes on …
First impressions: New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs Montreal 2017
First things first: The best performances from Wednesday night’s debut New Faces showcases in Montreal came from Taylor Tomlinson, Martin Urbano, Preacher Lawson, Sam Jay …
Review: Jen Kirkman brings her “Irrational Thoughts” to Just For Laughs Montreal
Jen Kirkman comes out singing and swinging in her newest stand-up hour. As Kirkman told the audience Tuesday night during the weeklong run of her …
Jeff Ross Presents Stand-Up on the Spot with Jeremiah Watkins, Live at Just For Laughs
“Have you ever seen a saxophone opening a stand up comedy set? I don’t think so. Anything can happen on Stand Up on the Spot!” …
Review: Erik Griffin, “The Ugly Truth” on Showtime
As part of its ongoing promotion for the network’s new drama about stand-up comedy, I’m Dying Up Here, Showtime has rolled out solo stand-up specials …
Review: Ari Shaffir, “Double Negative” on Netflix
It’s perhaps fitting that in this era of too much comedy, the first stand-up to deliver two new comedy specials at the same time would …
Early review: Punch Line in summer trial run on FOX late-night stations
FOX has used recent summers to test out shows for potential syndication in both daytime and late-night, with The Wendy Williams Show and Page Six …
Review: Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood, at The PIT
Dylan Brody looks like he could be Dana Gould’s big brother. Both in life and in comedy. They’re both funnier and smarter than even the …
Essential quotes from each of the six stand-ups in Netflix’s “The Standups”
After reviewing so many hourlong comedy “specials” over the past couple of years, it’s so refreshing to see some of my favorite stand-up comedians putting …