The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Jim Serpico, the former president of motion pictures and television at Apostle, where he shepherded Rescue Me, Maron, Benders, and SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL to TV, now has started a comedy record label. It’s called the Virtual Comedy Network, and its first release is Jim Breuer’s “Live From Portland,” available to stream now …
Jill-Michele Meleán’s mother’s Irish, and her father’s Bolivian. But she grew up in Miami surrounded by Cubans. All of which makes her White Latina, the title of her first full stand-up special, out now via Comedy Dynamics. Jilly talks to me about catching her first break by standing in for …
Jason Sáenz, a former New Face at Montreal Just For Laughs, had made a name for himself through his parody “Saenz Signs” he’d post on telephone poles and elsewhere around New York City, and then Los Angeles. He’d just started a new full-time job doing social media for Steve Harvey …
There’s a new guy in charge of Netflix’s comedy domination. Brandon Riegg, who had served as the streaming giant’s VP Unscripted Originals & Acquisitions, will take over comedy while Lisa Nishimura moves up from original comedy and docs to become VP Independent Film & Documentary Features. “Lisa blazed a trail …
The longest-running stand-up showcase series as of now is/was Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, which ran for nine seasons from 1997-2005. Of course, Comedy Central has replaced it with several other stand-up showcases of varying names and themes. But Comedy Dynamics is looking to best Premium Blend by at least one …
This is not an April Fool’s joke. Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, a streaming service in its own right, is taking on Sony’s assets from its streaming service, Crackle, and creating a joint venture called, well, Crackle Plus. OK. It still sounds like a prank. But it’s not. “Crackle …
Tickets went on sale over the weekend for 18 new indoor and outdoor tour dates fronted by Adam Sandler this June. Sandler’s heading back out on the road after a successful return to stand-up comedy, with the release of his October 2018 Netflix special, 100% Fresh. In conjunction with Netflix, …
In Milwaukee, the Major League Baseball Brewers have held a “Sausage Race” at home games since the 1990s, allowing fans to root on their favorite human in a giant wiener costume — actually, five different humans in five different tube meat styles: Brat, Polish, Italian, Hot Dog, and Chorizo. Starting …
Tim Minchin arrived at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University some 22 years ago to study music. Minchin returned last week to receive an honorary degree, and with it, deliver this speech. A trusty nugget from his three pieces of advice: You have to be …
Grateful to see comedians Kyle Grooms back onstage Friday night in Miami, just two weeks after he underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor. “It’s tragedy now, but I’ll turn tragedy into comedy,” he said. Way to go, Kyle!
