A public service announcement from Larry David to stay inside during the coronavirus quarantine
by Here’s a pretty, pretty good video from Larry David, filmed on behalf of California, imploring all of us to keep our distance and just stay …
Time Life has launched a Robin Williams YouTube channel
The folks at Time Life have launched an official Robin Williams YouTube channel today to celebrate the late great comedian who died in 2014. There’s …
Comedy Gives Back announces COVID-19 relief grants, LaughAid benefit
Comedy Gives Back is fulfilling the promise of its name today, announcing a new emergency relief fund for comedians impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as …
Stand Up NY becomes first comedy club to join sex worker site CamSoda to broadcast live shows
For decades, stand-up comedians have joked about how much their career is similar to that of a stripper or a prostitute. Tonight, the comedians will …
Episode #295: Astronomy Club’s Black Men Can’t Jump (In Hollywood)
Comedic actors Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan and James III host their own podcast, Black Men Can’t Jump (In Hollywood), examining the problems of racial diversity in show …
How some late-night TV hosts handling coronavirus quarantine with at-home monologues for viewers
With late-night TV productions shut down, and networks airing repeats in their place, some hosts have taken to recording ad hoc monologues from home or …
An open letter to comedians during the coronavirus quarantine
Jessica Mozes, producer at record label Blonde Medicine, former Talent Relations and Development Manager at Audible (fka Rooftop Comedy), former New Wave Entertainment assistant/junior manager, …
When live comedy shuts down in a pandemic, what then?
When the nonprofit Comedy Gives Back held town hall meetings last month in New York City and Los Angeles at The Stand and Hollywood Improv, …
Episode #294: Tammy Pescatelli
Tammy Pescatelli lost her agent and manager back in 2016 after she spoke out about joke stealing and parallel thinking, but that’s not the first …
Isabel Hagen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Isabel Hagen made her TV debut on The Tonight Show this week, and showed us how difficult it can be to humblebrag about the prestigious …