The Definitive Guide to Comedy
StandUp NBC, the annual nationwide search for comedic talent from more diverse backgrounds than purely white and male, has announced its finalists for the 2017 contest. After regional searches in Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Francisco and Chicago, the following nine comedians will perform at the finals this coming Nov. 29 at …
Netflix has announced its second group of stand-up comedians to film half-hour specials for the streaming giant! Aparna Nancherla, Kyle Kinane, Rachel Feinstein, Joe List, Gina Yashere and Brent Morin are set to record next week in Los Angeles for Netflix, with tapings Nov. 5-6, 2017, at The Globe Theater. Tickets are available for free, must …
“For those of you who don’t know me, I am Anthony Anderson from ABC’s blackish.” Roy Wood Jr. from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah delivered the keynote speech Wednesday night at the 2017 Radio and TV Correspondents Association Dinner. Wood’s colleague Hasan Minhaj graduated from last year’s …
What if dating someone is really just feeding them dinner for once or months at a time? Neel Nanda wonders this and more in his debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live. His parents met through arranged marriage in India. Is that better or worse than how Neel’s got it in Atlanta, …
Jimmy Dunn has figured out how to make the most of his driving and eating experiences, but he’s still trying to figure out how to handle his neighbor who’s keeping a quarter-million bees in boxes next door. Dunn explains on Conan. Roll the clip.
Jesus Trejo is taking care of his parents now that they’re in their 70s, which makes for amusing scenarios with the roles reversed, as he explained on The Late Late Show with James Corden. He’s a pretty tough parent to his parents! Roll the clip!
Solomon Georgio just released his first comedy album on Comedy Central Records, and to celebrate, he showed up on Conan to introduce himself to America as a black gay immigrant. And also reveal his list of enemies. Do not fig with his cookie or water down his milk. Roll the …
Comedians, writers and actors Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson co-host the incredibly successful podcast Guys We F*cked: The Anti Slut-Shaming Podcast which now has more than 200 episodes talking to comedians, porn stars, and more, a worldwide audience of more than a million listeners. They’ve taken their show on the road to comedy clubs, …
Late last week, 217 women and gender noncomforming people sent an open letter to at least 12 animation studios — Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Bento Box, OddBot, Paramount, Shadowmachine, Sony Pictures Animation, Stoopid Buddy, Titmouse, and Warner Bros — demanding an end to sexism and sexual harassment within the …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
