The Definitive Guide to Comedy
We’re less than a couple of weeks away from SXSW, when everybody in technology, film, music and comedy takes over downtown Austin, Texas. The comedy portion of South By Southwest takes place March 8-16, 2019. Here’s what they’ve got on tap this go around… 2019 SXSW Comedy Festival Participants Abbi …
Growing up in Normal is not normal. So says Illinois native Mo Welch, who returned Monday night for another comedy performance on Conan. This time around, she joked about backhanded compliments, lost teeth in adulthood, stick-figure car stickers, and her sister’s destination wedding. Roll the clip.
SiriusXM Canada and Just For Laughs announced a joint partnership on Monday to launch Just For Laughs Radio this spring on Ch. 168, “with a focus on Canadian artists plus comics from around the world.” Sounds great, right? Here’s the thing, though: Ch. 168 already is a thing, Canada Laughs, which is all …
Steve Agee had a bizarre enough life behind the camera before he ever got his first big shot in front of it thanks to Sarah Silverman. Agee edited footage for MTV’s reality shows such as The Real World, then got a job writing for Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he’s responsible …
Hoping for the best for Amy Schumer and her soon-to-be-due baby, as complications from Hyperemesis have forced the comedian to cancel the final week of her stand-up comedy tour. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of unrelenting nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. That’s obviously not a good look when …
Brody Stevens was bombing, but all of the comedians were howling. I could’ve been talking about a show last week, or last year, but this was also the case the first time I saw Steven Brody Stevens perform live, onstage at the weekly open mics at Seattle’s Comedy Underground in …
Jess Kelley-Madera, an independent improv comedy coach, used to perform at the Reckless Theater in New York City until the joint closed when its founder acknowledged his pattern of inappropriate behavior. Kelley-Madera has studied at the UCB and currently with the Magnet Theater. But she’d like to help be part …
Last week, he was “America’s Favorite Houseguest.” This week, he’s finally an American citizen. Comedian Tom Green, fresh off a fan favorite cash prize after participating in the second season of Celebrity Big Brother on CBS, officially became a U.S. citizen during a group swearing-in Wednesday in Los Angeles. Green …
Adam Ferrara and his wife may have their arguments after six years of marriage, but it’s nothing compared to the attitude his mother has. Ferrara explained in this performance on The Late Late Show. He tends to play cops on TV shows, but he doesn’t think he’d fare well as …
Mo Amer was a refugee, which when he became a touring stand-up comedian, made for some awkward conversations when he didn’t have a passport at Customs. As he explains in this performance on The Tonight Show. Roll the clip!
