A recap of what went down at Montreal’s New Faces Unrepped showcase 2016
by Can we talk about last night’s one and only official showcase for the “Unrepped” New Faces of Comedy for the 2016 Just For Laughs comedy …
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First impressions of 2016’s New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs Montreal
Back in the day, New Faces in Montreal were truly new faces to the comedy industry. That was back when six-figure development deals got thrown …
Pregnant pause for punchlines: Ali Wong’s “Baby Cobra” (Netflix), Kira Soltanovich’s “You Did This To Me” (Amazon) and more experiences from comedy moms
We’ve all seen pregnant woman perform comedy before, even if the memory isn’t on instant recall for you. Saturday Night Live reminded us this past …
Adrienne Truscott’s “Asking For It” still, after all these years
Adrienne Truscott won multiple awards when she took her one-woman show about rape jokes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, including honors for “Comic Originality” and …
Review: Quincy Jones, Burning the Light (HBO)
In case you missed the premiere last night of Quincy Jones: Burning the Light on HBO, it’s available to subscribers now On Demand as well …
Review: Bo Burnham, Make Happy (Netflix)
My review of Bo Burnham’s new Netflix special, Make Happy, is on Decider.com. What’s it about? I’ll let Burnham tell you what he says 45 …
The amazing incredible comebacks of Tracy Morgan and Ardie Fuqua
Two years ago this weekend, after a Friday night gig in Delaware, Tracy Morgan and his entourage were on their way home when a Walmart …
Review: “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” from The Lonely Island
You’re forgiven for believing that Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is the first movie from The Lonely Island. Nobody really saw Hot Rod in the theater …
A few thoughts about the Maya & Marty premiere on NBC
“What is this?” Both Martin Short and Kenan Thompson both asked variations on that question during the opening monologue for the debut episode Tuesday night …
Review: Michael Ian Black, “Noted Expert” (EPIX)
Michael Ian Black opens his new stand-up special, Noted Expert (his third hour, and first for EPIX), by noting that you can tell it’s going …