R.I.P. Ken Shimura (1950-2020)
by Ken Shimura, Japan’s most famous comedian, died on March 29 from a pneumonia brought upon by coronavirus. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on March …
R.I.P. Clint Nohr
Clint Nohr’s website bio describes stand-up comedy as coming from a “warped and twisted, yet somehow always relatable point of view.” Nohr proved that once …
R.I.P. Brian Baron (1957-2020)
Brian Baron might not have started his comedy career until middle age, but he managed to touch the hearts of many stand-up comedians in New …
R.I.P Jimmy Smith (1953-2020)
Jimmy Smith, a comedian and musician who hosted the Comedy Connection open mic during the Boston comedy boom of the early 1980s and who himself …
R.I.P. Johnny Yune (1936-2020)
In the 1980s, they may have called him Bruce, but comedians still lovingly called him Johnny. Johnny Yune, born Jong-seung in 1936 in the southern …
Kelsey Cook on A Little Late with Lilly Singh
NBC’s late-late show, A Little Late With Lilly Singh, tapes well in advance, which means that even though we’re no congregating in large groups, we …
Episode #297: Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon Zayid is an actress, comedian, and disability advocate, who has attracted more than 16 million views to her 2013 TED talk, “I Got 99 …
Enjoy the Roast of Rich Vos for Free
For his 60th birthday in 2017, Rich Vos received a roast for a lifetime at The Comedy Cellar’s Village Underground, a venue that his friends …
Comedy Central and Refinery29 present “taking The Stage” series that Allows Women to “Speak Up”
There’s a new stand-up showcase series to keep you company during the coronavirus quarantine, thanks to Comedy Central and Refinery29. CC x R29: Taking the …
Comedy Central to premiere documentary, “This Is Stand-Up”
A new documentary about stand-up, This Is Stand-Up, gets its world premiere this coming Sunday (Easter) with limited commercial interruptions on Comedy Central. “This is …