The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In case you missed it, yes, that was Marc Maron as Marc Maron, becoming Simpsonized as The Simpsons put in his WTF podcast as a subplot on Sunday night’s episode, getting Krusty the Clown to divulge some personal truths. Check it out! (Congrats, too, to Loudon Wainwright and Bobcat Goldthwait …
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. announced this month that the estate of the late Garry Shandling has bequeathed $15.2 million to the med school. Shandling, the comedian, actor, director, writer and producer who died in March 2016, earmarked the funds to benefit three units — the division of endocrinology, …
Back in the mid-2000s, Comedy Central boasted weekly episodes of The Showbiz Show with David Spade and Crank Yankers. Is it 2005 again? Both Spade and the prank phone-call puppets are returning to Comedy Central in 2019. This time, though, Spade will take over nightly duties in the 11:30 p.m. …
On Steve Harvey’s show last week, Mo’Nique sat down and things got rather heated, rather quickly. You see, Mo’Nique is still mad about who did or did not have her back when she went public last year about Netflix not wanting to pay her what she’s worth for a comedy …
The actual White House Correspondents’ Dinner may not feature any comedians in 2019. Which makes Samantha Bee’s Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner even more special its second time around. “I vowed never to host a NWHCD ever again,” Bee said. “But the White House Correspondents’ Association has left me …
Paramount Network announced that the next installment of its award-winning I Am documentary franchise will focus on the late great Richard Pryor. I Am Richard Pryor will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, then debut on Paramount Network on March 15. Here’s the trailer! I Am Richard …
Roy Wood Jr. made what I still believe was the best stand-up comedy special of 2017. For his second hour on Comedy Central, No One Loves You, the comedian and correspondent on The Daily Show opens with a flair for the dramatic. The lights come up inside The Vic in …
Chris Distefano comes out of old-school New York City. How old school? The Bronx-born actor Chazz Palminteri introduces him onstage for his first hour special, Size 38 Waist, and also appears in a pre-opening sketch outside the Brooklyn venue. Distefano’s father and grandfather are connected. As in exactly what you …
James Davis landed on Comedy Central with his own TV series two years ago thanks to Snapchat. His success on that social media video platform gave him the opportunity to star in Hood Adjacent. For his next act, Davis went to Oakland to film his first hour special, Live From …
Ron Funches kicked off Comedy Central’s month of stand-up specials in January, and he’s a great choice to do so. Start your morning, your week, your month, your year off right with an hour of Funches, who is full of giggly pleasure. He’s not the kind of comedian who rants …
