The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Sean Rouse, a darkly funny comedian favored by the likes of Doug Stanhope, Jim Norton and Dave Attell, has died. Rouse suffered a stroke followed by a heart attack, and did not recover. Rouse was only 43. https://twitter.com/DougStanhope/status/1013151198147301376 Rouse grew up in Katy, Texas, just west of Houston, and was one …
Taylor Tomlinson sees her friends on Facebook getting married and having babies, but as she joked on Friday’s Tonight Show, Tomlinson can find love in other ways. Besides, the idea of having a newborn still throws her for a loop. Then again, she’s still in her 20s. Which seems even …
“I wrote a film while on the road about starting off as a comic on the road. Now it’s officially happening. Proud to be directing this with an incredible cast and crew.” So said stand-up comedian Steve Byrne, who previously starred in the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son from 2012-2014, …
If you enjoyed Get Out, and most of you certainly did, myself included, then you’ll be excited to know that Oscar-winning writer Jordan Peele is now creating a new twisted sci-fi anthology series for YouTube Premium. Weird City will debut in 2019, co-created by Peele and Charlie Sanders, nominated for …
Hot off the heels of launching a successful comedy and music festival in San Francisco with the second annual Clusterfest, Comedy Central is ready to do it up across the pond with a three-day stand-up fest in the UK. Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard and Katherine Ryan will headline Comedy Central …
The Onion has gone after some big billionaires this past month. First Elon Musk for suggesting he could start his own online humor publication. And more recently, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. Take this June 15 open letter, for example, written from the voice of a Zuckerberg baby and titled Daddy, I Don’t …
Where can the Upright Citizens Brigade go after playing Carnegie Hall? Hollywood, apparently. The UCB4, as co-founders Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts are lovingly called by their students and improv comedy fans around the world, started performing ASSSSCAT in New York City in bars, former strip …
Jon Stewart popped back out from under Stephen Colbert’s desk on Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with a very personal message for President Donald Trump. In part: “Everything’s off its axis. It’s a little unusual. Apparently now Putin and Kim Jong Un are noble, intelligent role models, and Canada’s …
Michele Ganeless, former president of Comedy Central, has joined forces with talent manager Olivia Wingate to form a new outfit, MO Studios. As first reported in Deadline, NYC-based MO Studios will serve as a production company investing in the development of women and minorities in comedy. “Authentic stories and strong …
Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng is getting his own TV show on Comedy Central, but you can only watch it via the network’s app. Ronny Chieng: International Student, will premiere as the network’s first-ever app exclusive original series on Monday, Aug. 13. All seven half-hour episodes will be available for …
