The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Noah Gardenswartz just got married, you guys! (To comedian Ester Steinberg!) Before they jet off on a honeymoon, Gardenswartz got in one more gig, performing on Wednesday’s Late Late Show, where he joked about how bachelor parties are different at 35 than they are at 25, and how living in …
There he is, Ryan Niemiller, smiling in the middle of the photo with the other acts advancing tonight to the finals of America’s Got Talent 2019. Niemiller, the only comedian in this year’s finals, survived thanks to live voting during tonight’s show from viewers. Here’s his set from Tuesday night’s …
Last night saw the final five comedy acts perform for the title of NBC’s first-ever Bring The Funny competition. Online voting ended 12 hours ago, but we’ll have to wait until next Tuesday, Sept. 18, to discover who wins the $250,000 grand prize and a slot performing at the 2020 …
Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco will remind Americans of how closely Conan has aligned himself and his show with the stand-up comedy community by taking over 10 comedy clubs across America with its own branded shows in the first week of October. Team Coco House has appeared before only at festivals: San Diego’s …
For a 13th year, the New York Comedy Festival will start its week with its biggest and best event: Stand Up For Heroes. The annual event raises money and awareness for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, named for the ABC News correspondent who sustained a life-threatening traumatic brain injury from a …
Can you believe Ryan Hamilton hadn’t performed on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show before Tuesday night? Especially unbelievable if you’ve seen Hamilton before. He’s quite funny. From far away or up close! Roll the clip!
Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan have survived and thrived in ways they couldn’t have imagined when they pulled the plug on their TV Land series in the summer of 2016. Within months, Jeannie was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor, and the couple, who have five young children, wondered what would …
You may recall earlier this year how the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival came under fire for a lack of black women in the annual Atlanta stand-up comedy showcase. The festival folk want to make sure you all know about the 2020 fest. Submissions are now OPEN for the 11th Annual …
Dear Eddie, First off, congratulations! You know we all love you and have followed your every hint and intimation that you might return to stand-up after three decades away from that very particular game, and have kept our hopes up, even though you haven’t followed through with a comeback. Until …
Here are four of the five finalists who will perform next Tuesday (Sept. 10, 2019) for your pleasure and Bring The Funny‘s grand prize of $250,000 and a slot in the 2020 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. The fifth finalist will be announced then, performing as a wild-card based …
