The Definitive Guide to Comedy
To mark World Mental Health Day yesterday, Comedy Central, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health, premiered its first Be The Difference public service announcement (PSA) featuring Jeff Ross, Matteo Lane and Yamaneika Saunders. Comedy Central says this is the first step toward a long-term social impact …
Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake just put out a moving half-hour documentary via Funny or Die that’s worth watching whether you’re a comedian, know a comedian, or are a living human being in 2019. Laughing Matters opens with a reminder of how we felt in 2014 when we learned that Robin Williams …
Blind Date, which first debuted in 1999 and ran for 10 syndicated seasons and 1440 episodes, is coming back, this time on Bravo. And this time, hosted by stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser. The Blind Date reboot on Bravo premieres Nov. 18, 2019, at 11:30 p.m. A nod to the original …
Finnish comedian Ismo may not have won this summer’s Bring The Funny, but he still gets to bring it to you via other club and TV appearances, such as Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden. As an immigrant, Ismo has built much of his more …
HBO Max announced Search Party will move from TBS to the new streaming platform (both owned by WarnerMedia) when it launches in spring 2020. From the press release: The dark comedy about a group of privileged, self-absorbed twenty-somethings covering up a murder starring Alia Shawkat, Meredith Hagner, Brandon Micheal Hall, John Early and John Reynolds aired on TBS for …
Comedy Central is giving a one-hour stand-up special to another one of its correspondents from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Michael Kosta will tape his upcoming performances on Nov. 15 in Detroit for broadcast in summer 2020. Tickets are free, available via www.tblus.com/michaelk, for the shows at Detroit’s Gem Theatre. …
Bobby Miyamoto’s not only a writer for Lights Out with David Spade on Comedy Central, but he’s also a stand-up comedian, and he got to showcase those chops on Tuesday night’s show. Miyamoto also revealed that he suffered a stroke last year, and describes his recovery process as well as …
Did you know that Gina Brillon is married? The comedian fills you in on why that’s important information, and how some people (namely, men) get weirded out when they find out. Brillon, performing from Jimmy Kimmel’s comedy club in Las Vegas for Jimmy Kimmel Live, also jokes about what it’s …
And now we cry for the former “crying comedian,” who later gained fame for throwing confetti and enlivening every situation, whether it was a game show, a talk show or a movie full of jackasses. “Rip” Taylor has died. He was 88. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Charles Elmer “Rip” Taylor …
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has announced it is re-entering the mobile political game landscape. Following up on its moderately successful “This Is Not A Game: The Game” of 2018, the team at Full Frontal has created the Full Frontal’$ Totally Unrigged Primary app. “Does making a second game make me a game…mogul?” asked Bee. “Probably. …
