The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If your first impression of the 2018 New York Comedy Festival lineup of headliners looked a little too skewed toward men, then your second impression will balance that out. The festival today announced more than 100 additional shows for this fall’s 15th anniversary of the Big Apple comedy celebration launched …
Chad Daniels has performed on Conan, and that doesn’t impress his kids much. But the studio audience certainly found a lot to laugh and cheer about as Daniels explained how he tried to be there for his daughter when she experienced her first period. Roll the clip!
Conan O’Brien and friends are hitting the road this fall for a national stand-up tour! The tour will feature O’Brien along with performances from Rory Scovel (I Feel Pretty), Deon Cole (Barbershop, Black-ish), Ron Funches (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Black-ish), Laurie Kilmartin(Conan, Last Comic Standing), Taylor Tomlinson (Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup), Marina Franklin (HBO’s Crashing), James Veitch (Conan), Moses Storm (Father of the Year), and Flula …
Mike Birbiglia is taking his newest comedy act to Broadway this fall. “The New One,” which Birbiglia toured across the country this past year, and recently wrapped an off-Broadway run, will enjoy at least 12 weeks at the Cort Theatre, with previews starting Oct. 25. I’m so excited to be …
Old-school online comedy giant CollegeHumor is getting into the newer-school game of subscription streaming services. They just announced the launch of DROPOUT, its own ad-free, mixed-media subscription service. The cost? Free trials, of course; then $3.99 per month for the first three months; then tiered pricing: $3.99/month if you buy a year …
Comedians don’t have the best track record when it comes to competing on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. And Nikki Glaser proved no exception. Glaser, host of Comedy Central Radio’s You Up with Nikki Glaser weekday mornings on SiriusXM Radio, was the first celebrity sent packing on DWTS this season. https://twitter.com/NikkiGlaser/status/1044787958518177792 …
Nick Nemeroff had inauspicious timing for his first late-night TV credit on Conan on Tuesday night. Let him tell you what happened. It’s all about timing! Roll the clip.
Bret and Jemaine are back on the telly. Their first new HBO special in many years premieres next weekend, so earlier this week, Flight of the Conchords turned up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform one of their newer songs. This is “Father & Son.” Roll the …
Bill Cosby will spend the next three to 10 years in Pennsylvania state prison. The 81-year-old comedy legend, accused of rape and sexual assault by some 60 women whose allegations span several decades, was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April for drugging and molesting one of …
All Things Comedy, the company founded by comedians Bill Burr and Al Madrigal that produces and distributes more than 50 podcasts and will throw its second annual festival this fall in Phoenix, now has a TV deal with Comedy Central. The deal includes a new stand-up series hosted by Burr, …
