The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you haven’t yet watched comedian Ramy Youssef’s semi-autobiographical series on Hulu, Ramy, then now is a perfect time to binge it. Even if you haven’t, though, you’ll get a taste of what’s to come in Ramy by seeing Youssef’s debut stand-up comedy special on HBO, Feelings. That he taped …
Getting recognized as Day-Day still after almost 20 years since his appearance in the Friday movie sequels is a saving grace for comedian and actor Mike Epps. As he’s quick to acknowledge and joke about. Or even not so quick to mention, in the case of his second Netflix comedy …
Aspiring TV comedy writers have a new career path open to them, thanks to the new Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, established by the Disney Channel. Finalists will be chosen for the scholarship from the general pool of applicants to the Walt Disney Television Writing Program. Boone, the executive …
MAD magazine has said farewell before. Just look at last year’s April issue cover, calling it the “Landmark FINAL Issue!,” only to return two months later in June 2018 with a new Issue #1. Cause of that premature death? MAD had closed down its midtown Manhattan offices in 2017, moving …
One star was painfully absent from this year’s Still Laugh-In tribute on Netflix, and that’s because Arte Johnson was in too much pain and sickness to attend. Johnson died today. He was 90. He had previously beaten back non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but a few years ago came down with bladder and …
After some false starts and weird detours, Cash Cab is coming back to TV. Again. With Ben Bailey hosting. Again. But this time, it’ll be on Bravo! Shooting with the tricked-out New York City taxi cab and unsuspecting (or suspecting) passengers begins this summer, with a premiere planned for later …
This news bulletin is a two-for-one. Just For Laughs announced today that Kevin Hart would return to the Montreal festival this July — he performed at the Bell Centre arena last year — but for 2019, he’ll be presiding over his own brand-new one-on-one interview series. Hart to Heart will …
Kathy Griffin: A Hell of A Story, which officially premiered this March at SXSW, will hit movie theaters nationwide on July 31 via Fathom Events. Here’s the trailer: From Fathom Events: See her LIVE on the big screen for an exclusive Q&A following the nationwide premiere of KATHY GRIFFIN: A …
In a month, HBO’s late-night Friday slot, currently occupied by Los Espookys, will host A Black Lady Sketch Show. The sketch comedy series stars Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Quinta Brunson. Creator/executive producer/writer/star, Robin Thede; executive producer, Issa Rae for Issa Rae Productions; executive producers, Dave Becky, …
SiriusXM will celebrate the late great Robin Williams this Fourth of July week with several days of tributes on its Comedy Greats channel (Ch. 94) with “Robin Williams: God Bless America.” The tributes feature the exclusive premieres of two new specials – Dance For The People and Working On Material …
