Rob Haze on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Rob Haze isn’t so sure we should let adults tell kids so many things that turn out to be lies, as he explains in this performance on The Late Late Show.
Cameron Esposito on Conan
Cameron Esposito is feeling optimistic about 2020, in part because of how much 2019 sucked for her, as she explained on Conan. Esposito went through a divorce, and coming out the other side, she dealt with an identity crisis, but here she is, ready to go for the new year.
Netflix announces first comedy festival, weeklong event in Los Angeles at end of April 2020
Netflix has dominated stand-up comedy specials for the past few years, and now it’s looking to dominate the comedy festival landscape, announcing today its first weeklong event in Los Angeles, Netflix Is A Joke Fest. The streaming giant is taking over L.A. from April 27 through May 3, 2020, with …
Episode #292: Atsuko Okatsuka
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 leap day monologue on Saturday Night Live
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 on The Late Late Show with James Corden
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 Impractical Jokers movie practically a hit at the box office
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 to air drag queen stand-up special marathon with Bob, Trixie and Katya
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 has two Netflix specials coming in 2020, with one en Español
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, …
Pop TV offering next-morning reruns of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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. …