New lease on life for San Francisco’s Punch Line comedy club
by Today provided a double-dose of comforting news for comedians and comedy fans in San Francisco, as its venerable comedy club, the Punch Line, received historic …
Manjunath Naidu died onstage during stand-up performance in Dubai
Manjunath Naidu, an Indian stand-up comedian born in Abu Dhabi, collapsed and died onstage during a performance over the weekend in Dubai. Naidu was only …
Here are your 2019 New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs Montreal
Congrats, everybody! NEW FACES OF COMEDY Anna Drezen is a writing supervisor for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and the co-author of the books How To Win At Feminism and How Many …
Episode #269: Marina Franklin
Marina Franklin is a Chicago native who has called Harlem home long enough to see her New York City neighborhood gentrify around her. She also has traveled …
Dusty Slay on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
A year after showcasing as a New Face in Montreal, Dusty Slay is making the rounds on the late-night talk shows. On Wednesday’s Tonight Show, …
Ahamed Weinberg on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ahamed Weinberg, the co-creator of Please Understand Me on Amazon Prime Video, jokes that it’s easy to appear smarter at parties if you just don’t …
The rollout begins for the “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot”
Just in time for Comic-Con, here’s the trailer for the Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, which is titled exactly that. The reboot is about a …
Who advanced in the second week of NBC’s “Bring The Funny”
We’ve got your second-week comedians right here! Advancing through to the next round after performing on last night’s episode of Bring The Funny… Randy Feltface …
Netflix orders Astronomy Club sketch series
Astronomy Club, the first all-black house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, is moving from digital series at Comedy Central to half-hour TV sketch …
Here are your 2019 Emmy nominees in comedy!
They just announced this year’s Emmy Award nominations, so congrats and kudos to everyone who made the list. COMEDY SERIES Barry (HBO) Fleabag (Amazon) Russian …