Mark Normand on Conan
Mark Normand returned to Conan on Tuesday night, this time talking about how the “orgasm gap” is even worse than the wage gap, and how brave he is as a white guy to joke about race and sex in the first place. Roll the clip!
Review: Amy Schumer, “Growing” on Netflix
From the time since Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer debuted in 2013 to her star turn two years later in the film she also wrote, Trainwreck, Schumer’s early 30s saw her rise to become not only the one of the top stand-ups in America, but also a leading advocate for women, as well …
365 Comedian Portraits with Dan Dion
When I started focusing full-time on comedy, I could count the number of full-time comedy photographers on one hand. Mindy Tucker was there with me from the beginning. Seth Olenick set up interesting shots in New York City, while Robyn Von Swank did the same out in Los Angeles. The …
Episode #251: Yakov Smirnoff
Yakov Smirnoff got his big break in America thanks to Mitzi Shore, who not only put up the Soviet immigrant in her home behind The Comedy Store in 1977 but also gave Yakov’s father a full-time job, too. Smirnoff himself became a big star during the Reagan years, starring opposite …
Moses Storm on Conan, promoting Team Coco Presents Up & Up at Dynasty Typewriter
Conan O’Brien really got more involved in stand-up comedy during his hiatus last year, not only headlining a comedy tour of his own, but also establishing a monthly showcase in Los Angeles when he returned to business. That showcase, “Team Coco presents Up & Up,” is hosted by Moses Storm …
R.I.P. Raghav Mehta
Last Friday, Vulture profiled stand-up comedian Raghav Mehta and urged readers to follow him on Twitter. This Friday, comedians across America are mourning Mehta. Mehta died Thursday night. The cause of death has not been released. Born Jan. 3, 1988, Mehta started doing comedy in Minneapolis. A 2012 graduate from …
Lilly Singh gets NBC’s late-night gig vacated by Carson Daly
Get ready for A Little Late with Lilly Singh, coming this September to NBC’s late-night lineup following The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Singh, an Indian-Canadian whose Superwoman channel on YouTube has 14 million subscribers, is replacing Carson Daly, who had hosted the 1:35 …
Here’s the audition info for 2019 NBC Stand-Up For Diversity contest
NBC has picked Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Seattle as the host cities for its 2019 StandUp NBC auditions. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, StandUp NBC is the network’s annual nationwide search for stand-up comedians of diverse backgrounds. Notable contest alumni include Tone Bell, Michelle Buteau, W. Kamau Bell, Deon …
New nonprofit project “Yes, And…Laughter Lab” will promote purpose-driven comedy
Yes, And… Laughter Lab is now open for business. A partnership of non-profit Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI), creative agency Moore+Associates, and Comedy Central, it’s designed to promote collaboration between comedians and social justice activists. Yes, And… Laughter Lab will select five original comedy projects, inviting them to …
First new “Jerky Boys” album in 20 years is forthcoming
“I just started thinking to myself, ‘You know, people have been asking me for decades,’” Johnny Brennan said, telling Rolling Stone of his decision to revive The Jerky Boys. “It’s been a long, long time. I said to myself, ‘Let me do it.’ Let me put something else out there. …