The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Born in Taiwan to Taiwanese and Japanese parents, Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer. Since putting out her first hour comedy special in 2018 as part of Hulu’s Comedy InvAsian series, she has made the shortlists of comedians to watch by both New York Magazine’s Vulture site …
John Mulaney became the first host of a Leap Day episode of Saturday Night Live in 2020, his third time overall hosting SNL. His monologue included musings about boomer dads and why they have no real friends, the ordering of amendments in the U.S. Constitution, and making a wish come …
Doug Smith has learned quite a lot about fatherhood and parenting after being a stay-at-home dad for the past four years, as he shared in this performance on The Late Late Show.
The first feature film from WarnerMedia’s truTV, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, made an impressive splash in its first weekend, landing in 11th slot nationwide despite only debuting on 357 screens. The movie took in $2.6 million over the Feb. 21-23, 2020, weekend, with a per-screen average of $7,302. Directed by Chris Henchy …
Logo TV is buttressing the the new 12th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race with a back-to-back-to-back debut of stand-up specials from three of the show’s notable queens. Starting at 9 p.m. on March 4, 2020, and running til 1:30 a.m., Logo will air comedy specials starring Bob The Drag Queen …
Tom Segura’s fourth and fifth stand-up specials for Netflix will cover two different languages. Tom Segura: Ball Hog, premieres March 24 in English; a second, untitled special will be shot completely in Spanish this fall. “Netflix has rapidly changed the way comedy is consumed around the world, and by releasing a Spanish language special, …
Starting Tuesday, Pop TV is giving its morning viewers a chance to catch up on what they may have missed if they went to bed before watching The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS. The encore broadcast airs at 9 a.m. Eastern/Pacific. It’s another step in the Viacom/CBS merger. …
Sam Morril, who has a new hour special out on Comedy Central’s YouTube page, visited Conan on Monday night to offer some jokes on really bad catfishing, imagining Hitler’s social media presence, and how bad it can be for a New York Jew to bomb in Naples. Florida.
Joe Rogan has announced his 2020 “Sacred Clown” tour, which finds the popular podcaster and UFC commentator hitting new levels in stand-up, as he’s now an arena headliner! Rogan will join the growing list of stand-ups who have played Madison Square Garden when his tour hits NYC in October. Tickets …
In 2020, Tom Papa released his fourth stand-up comedy special, and first for Netflix, called You’re Doing Great! And Tom Papa is doing great. He’s a regular performer on NPR, starring in his own segment on the weekly syndicated show, Live From Here, as well as a recurring role on …
