The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Busy Tonight, which debuted in October 2018, will end its run after two more weeks. Host Busy Phillips broke the news to fans overnight. Busy Tonight, which premiered in the 10 p.m. slot on Oct. 28, 2018, got moved to 11 p.m. after New Year’s, and aired Mondays-Thursdays. Phillips is …
That Louis CK is on the comeback is not news. But a forewarning to patrons at his upcoming gigs this week in Minneapolis does go farther than most in requiring audience members to not share what they see and hear in his performances. CK’s career imploded in 2017 after admitting …
Born in Britain, raised in both Jamaica and New York City, and now based in Los Angeles, Ian Edwards has been a successful comedian and TV writer for two decades, dating back to The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show in 1998. Since then, Ian has written for Saturday Night Live, black-ish, …
Adam Sandler finally returned to Saturday Night Live to host the show that made him a star in the early 1990s. Sandler joked about having to explain to his kids that he’d gotten fired from SNL in 1995. With a little help from his friends, including Chris Rock! Fans hoping …
Can you believe Pardcast-a-thon has been going on for a decade? Well, if you noticed the recent celebrations over 10 years of Comedy Bang! Bang!, then believe it! The 10th annual Pardcast-a-thon takes place Saturday from noon to midnight Pacific time. Announced guests will include Jon Hamm, Jameela Jamil, John …
Well, this got interesting. Evan Shapiro, who made IFC known for offbeat comedies a decade ago, then tried to get NBCUniversal to see the light with Seeso, has joined the National Lampoon as its new president. Shapiro will oversee all development, acquisitions, and production on television, digital and audio content …
Are you in a New York state of mind yet? Billy Joel holds the record for sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, thanks to a monthly residency he started there years ago, and now Jerry Seinfeld has become the all-time Beacon Theatre performer in a similar vein. Seinfeld will hit …
There are too many comedians who say horrible things, and then tell you later it was all a joke. Or don’t tell you, and just let you think it must be a joke because they’re comedians — even though the rest of the set involves them telling sincere stories about …
In this video for the Child Mind Institute, comedian Ray Romano reflects and realizes that all the anxiety and depression he faced when he was younger would turn out to benefit him as a comedian. Because people connect by identifying with each other. Roll the clip!
J. Anthony Brown writes for Steve Harvey’s daytime talk show, but the two comedians go back a long way, all the way back to 1985, when Harvey was just starting out and Brown was one of only a few black stand-ups to headline comedy clubs. Harvey recounted it all for …
