When live comedy shuts down in a pandemic, what then?
by 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 …
Marlena Rodriguez on A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Marlena Rodriguez demonstrates how she has adapted her body dysmorphia into her dating life, and makes sure you’ll remember her name, all in this brief …
Melbourne Comedy Festival cancelled for 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic
One of the three largest annual celebrations of comedy in the world isn’t happening this year due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The folks Down …
Tribeca Film Festival postponed for 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic
PRESS STATEMENT BY JANE ROSENTHAL, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, TRIBECA ENTERPRISES “We founded the Tribeca Film Festival as a way to heal our community after the …
Comedy talk shows will tape without an audience as coronavirus precaution
Daytime talk shows based in New York City such as The View and Wendy Williams began filming episodes this week without a regular studio audience …
HBO postpones Night of Too Many Stars
The live, all-star benefit NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA UNITES FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS planned for April has been postponed. HBO just made the announcement, …
Bringing the funny on a quarantined cruise ship? Kristin Key knows all about that
On Tuesday’s Conan, Conan O’Brien playfully imagined what it must’ve been like for the comedian booked aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, stuck in the …
StandUp NBC announces 2020 audition dates, cities
Each year, StandUp NBC (known to old-timers as the contest, StandUp For Diversity) holds auditions and regional competitions in search of new, up-and-coming talent. Recent …