The Definitive Guide to Comedy
A Black Lady Sketch Show will premiere on HBO in 2019. Robin Thede, last seen hosting a weekly talk show for BET, and before that writing and performing for Larry Wilmore’s nightly talk show on Comedy Central, will star in the sketch comedy series. Issa Rae, star/creator of Insecure, brought …
Paige Weldon joked about having low self-esteem, which is ironic when you’re getting a chance to tell jokes on the television. In reality, though, she thinks of herself as middle of the road, when she’d really like to look more extreme.
This week, we saw the return of two former finalists and one former champ of America’s Got Talent on NBC’s all-star season. None of them made it to the all-star finals. But still, some prime primetime screen time for Tape Face, Paul Zerdin and Drew Lynch. Roll the clips!
Shaun Latham found the key to his successful comedy career not in Los Angeles or New York City, but in Indianapolis. That’s where he developed the most in recent years, and found a home with the Pat McAfee Show podcast and a hit web series, 20 Dollar Chef, through Barstool …
When they came for the comedians, we would not stay silent. Mohanad Elshieky certainly wouldn’t. Elshieky, named one of Conan’s Comics to Watch in 2018 as well as one of Thrillist’s Best Undiscovered Comedians in America last year, revealed that ICE agents boarded his Greyhound bus this morning in Washington …
Mike E. Winfield emerged as this year’s winner of the 15th annual StandUp NBC competition, the network’s annual nationwide search for comedians of diverse backgrounds. Winfield has been awarded a talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) annual convention where …
Jo Firestone will let you know all about movies and soup, and the perfect time of the day for her, all in this delightful performance from Friday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Samantha Ruddy isn’t so sure about whether she wants to have kids, but she knows she doesn’t want to date one. That and other observations in Ruddy’s late-night TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
You can see Kellen Erskine on the Amazon Prime Video series Inside Jokes. Here, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Erskine demonstrates how Siri makes his jokes better. Or just weirder. Roll the clip!
Adam Newman is single and 36, and not terribly happy about it, or how he looks at himself in the mirror. Thankfully, that’s all great for comedy. Roll the clip!
