The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Nobody knows how long we’ll be suffering from coronavirus, or holed up in quarantine. Two of the biggest annual global comedy festivals already have cancelled on 2020 because of it — first came the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which would be happening right now in Australia; and now comes word …
You don’t need to watch the upcoming #LaughAid on your computer, phone or tablet. Unless you want or have to. That’s because AXS TV will broadcast the all-star benefit event, Comedy Gives Back Laugh Aid — this Saturday, April 4 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Viewers can enjoy the Comedy Gives Back Laugh Aid simulcast …
Will Smith’s “This Joka” stand-up showcase will be coming to Quibi this year as a 16-episode series. Smith filmed the showcases last fall in Las Vegas, as I first reported. From today’s announcement by Quibi: This Joka is a co-production of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Media and …
Lane Moore is a comedian, writer, actor, and musician. She hosts the show Tinder Live, swiping through dating profiles and baiting potential suitors, with a panel of funny people and a live audience to guide her. She also fronts the band, It Was Romance. And as a writer, Lane Moore …
At the end of Women’s History Month (it happens each March), SiriusXM announced the launch of a new satellite radio channel celebrating women in comedy. She’s So Funny (channel 105) features superstars and up-and-comers alike around the clock. Coincidentally, Howard Stern announced this week that everyone’s getting free access to …
Moves like Jagger? Jon Daly’s got ’em! The comedian and actor, directed by Jake Fogelnest, learned the choreography Mick Jagger strutted around to for The Rolling Stones 1981 single, “Start Me Up,” and presto change-o some of the lyrics, and here we go. Start it up! And if you need …
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 inside.
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 only a handful of clips on it as of today, including bits from his 2002 special, Live on Broadway, about golf and Koko the gorilla, …
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 well as an all-star LaughAid benefit next week. As for the relief fund, here are the details. Go to Comedy Gives Back’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief …
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 joke on the same platform sex workers use to pleasure themselves for tips. CamSoda is launching CamSodaLive, a free service for entertainment businesses to livestream …
