Steve Martin and Martin Short taping their tour for Netflix
by Steve Martin and Martin Short have been touring together for years now, so it’s about time somebody recorded their act and made it available for …
Debra DiGiovanni on Conan
Debra DiGiovanni jokes that she looks great for her age not because of botox, but because of food. But as she noted in this performance …
Kevin Smith survives massive heart attack following taping of his comedy special
Kevin Smith, writer/director of Clerks and so much more, had just finished recording the first of two shows of his comedy storytelling for a new …
The Definitive Guide To Comedy Festivals
In past years, I’ve assembled a chronological list of comedy festivals across America and the world. Seeing festivals come and go and shift their schedules, …
West Virginia judge dismisses coal magnate’s lawsuit against HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver has beat back a defamation lawsuit filed against him and his HBO show, Last Week Tonight, by Murray Energy Corporation coal magnate Robert …
Episode #195: Candice Thompson
Candice Thompson is a former finalist on Stand Up NBC’s talent search who has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and served as …
Review: “2 Dope Queens,” many dope perspectives in HBO variety series
Turning a podcast into a TV special, let alone a four-part series, doesn’t make sense for most podcasts. But 2 Dope Queens isn’t any podcast. …
Interviews / TV
Ali Siddiq goes back to prison, this time as a performer to inspire the convicts with his comedy conviction
Ali Siddiq spent six years in prison, serving time in various jails and penitentiaries after an arrest at 19 for drug possession. Twenty years later, …
Doo-doo or do not, that is the question of this “Poop Talk” documentary
Everyone Poops is a very popular children’s book. And yet. Everyone poops, and nobody wants to talk about it. Despite the long history of fart …
The Fighter from comedy/sports podcast “The Fighter & The Kid” gets Showtime digital talk show
Showtime announced today that Brendan Schuab will host a sports and pop culture talk show, Below The Belt, which will present 30-minute episodes twice a …