The Definitive Guide to Comedy
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, respectively, comedians and industry folk suggested all sorts of ways that Comedy Gives Back could fulfill its mission statement in giving back to the comedy …
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 time in her career that Pescatelli did something her reps disapproved of — years earlier, Pescatelli continued performing in comedy clubs and theaters while more …
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 school you attended, while also failing to be a good enough sport about sportsmanship. Good job!
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 late-night set on A Little Late with Lilly Singh.
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 Under at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia just pulled the plug on the 2020 edition, which was set to begin March 25 and run …
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 devastation of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. We were determined to overcome our fear and anxiety by joining together. It is in our DNA to …
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 as a precaution for the COVID-19 coronavirus. And now the late-night comedy talkers are following suit. Starting this week with Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, …
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, taking precautions as New York City and the rest of America and the world try to keep the coronavirus (COVID-19) from becoming even more of …
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 San Francisco Bay Area waiting for the United States to let it dock anywhere, all thanks to the coronavirus. Of course, someone actually does get …
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 winners have included Mike E. Winfield, Kiry Shabazz, JR De Guzman, and Dulcé Sloan. This January, NBCUniversal named co-winners in Franqi French and Rene Vaca. …
