How foreign comedians adapt to doing stand-up in English
by Last year, Netflix kicked off 2019 with a global gauntlet of stand-up comedy, Comedians of the World. This year, Vulture asked some of our worldly …
Congrats to Ramy and Awkwafina on their Golden Globe Awards, and a look at the final Ricky Gervais monologue
Huge ups to Ramy Youssef and Awkwafina, who took home their first Golden Globe Awards over the weekend. Youssef won Best Actor in a TV …
Kate Willett on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kate Willett made her network TV debut on Tuesday night’s Late Show, although she actually recorded this performance back in May (fun facts!). Speaking of …
Jacqueline Novak’s “Get On Your Knees” receives another extension Off-Broadway
Great news for fans of Jacqueline Novak, especially if you haven’t yet gotten yourself to her Off-Broadway show, Get On Your Knees. Novak’s show has …
Dave Chappelle’s speech accepting the Mark Twain Prize
PBS aired the Mark Twain Prize honors for Dave Chappelle last night. In case you missed it, then you can watch it all on PBS …
Samanthe Bee visited Hong Kong to investigate protests against China
In case you missed it over the holiday season, or have gotten all your attention diverted to Iran, here’s a reminder that Hong Kong still …
Review: Ilana Glazer, “The Planet Is Burning” on Amazon Prime
About that title. Ilana Glazer means it literally, telling the audience early in her first stand-up comedy special that The Planet Is Burning, adding: “and …
Ben Gleib ends his presidential campaign before 2020
Stand-up comedian and TV game-show host Ben Gleib has ended his quixotic bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, just two days before 2020. …
R.I.P. Neil Innes
Neil Innes, often referred to as “the seventh Python” due to his musical collaborations with the legendary Monty Python troupe, has died. Innes was 76. …
Eddie Murphy’s 2019 Saturday Night Live monologue
He’s back! After far too long, Eddie Murphy finally returned to deliver some fresh comedy (and some old favorites) to Saturday Night Live. Here’s his …