R.I.P. Rip Torn (1931-2019)
by Rip Torn was not a comedian, per se. Torn was a Texan, though, true and through. Born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on Feb. 6, 1931 …
Becky Lucas on Conan
Kudos to Team Coco for bringing some of the talent they saw in Australia back to Burbank for proper stand-up comedy appearances on U.S. television. …
FOX-owned TV affiliates taking second summer run at late-night “Punchline” comedian joke-off
Two summers ago, FOX gave a trial run to a late-night almost live joke-off among comedians called Punchline. It was kind of like Comedy Central’s …
Virgil Films to release “Truly Tasteless Jokes” documentary in August 2019
Virgil Films has acquired a documentary about the best-selling Truly Tasteless Jokes books from the 1980s. The film, Tasteless, from comedians Jeff Cerulli and Matt …
Kara with a K auditions for America’s Got Talent 2019
Kara with a K left much to the imagination during her audition for America’s Got Talent. Not only do we not know her full name, …
Kevin McDonald set for limited Off-Broadway run, “ALIVE on 42nd Street”
Kevin McDonald from The Kids in the Hall will mount his first-ever one-man Off-Broadway show: Kevin McDonald ALIVE on 42nd Street. It’ll run for only …
Episode #267: Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle
Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle met in college and became fast friends and comedy partners. But they did not take the typical path from Harvard …
Jerry Seinfeld mocks other shows that interview celebs in cars as copycats, before being reminded he wasn’t first to do it, either
Promoting his new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, star/creator Jerry Seinfeld decided to tease others who have produced and made their own series …
Review: Lavell Crawford, “New Look, Same Funny!” on Showtime
Lavell Crawford, who burst onto the national scene a decade ago thanks to Last Comic Standing, then found himself a role in both Breaking Bad …
Review: Katherine Ryan, “The Glitter Room” on Netflix
Katherine Ryan, a Canadian native who made her name in Britain on the telly before coming back to North America, has her second stand-up comedy …