Daniel Ferguson’s singing impressions on America’s Got Talent
by In Tuesday night’s latest round of “Judge Cuts,” 23-year-old Daniel Ferguson sang impersonations of Marge Simpson, Gollum, and judge Howie Mandel’s Bobby cartoon. Was it …
Carol Burnett will star with kids in a new Netflix series in 2018
Comedy legend Carol Burnett, winner of multiple Emmys and Golden Globes, a Grammy, a Tony nomination, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Mark Twain …
First sitcom for CBS All Access will be Funny or Die’s adaptation of Australian comedy, “No Activity”
CBS All Access, the streaming platform for CBS, has announced its first exclusive sitcom for the network, and it’s an adaptation of an Australian series …
Kenan Thompson reuniting with “All That” producers for new sketch comedy vehicle for kids
Kenan Thompson was 15 when All That premiered on Nickelodeon in 1994. Now two decades and change later, Thompson (who now holds the record for …
Andy Kindler’s 2017 State of the Industry address at Montreal’s Just For Laughs
Andy Kindler didn’t last more than a minute onstage before he got sidetracked from his intended mission. Instead of one microphone to deliver his 2017 …
10th and final Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival planned for Brooklyn in September 2017
Eugene Mirman, who helped spur the growth of comedy in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a decade ago, has since married, had a child and moved to …
R.I.P. Patti Deutsch (1943-2017)
Patti Deutsch, who started out performing in an improv group with Fred Willard, became well-known through appearances on Laugh-In, Match Game and Tattletales, and maintained …
Episode #165: Nate Bargatze
Nate Bargatze is Jimmy Fallon’s favorite stand-up comedian, and Bargatze has the Tonight Show credits to back that up. Nate also has gone on tour …
The conundrum of comedy criticism in 2017
This is my 11th consecutive year covering Montreal’s Just For Laughs, but the first in which I’ve experienced serious blowback while still at the festival. …
Review: Aditi Mittal, “Things They Wouldn’t Let Me Say” on Netflix
How’s your Hinglish? That’s not a rhetorical question. Because Aditi Mittal, the first Indian woman to get her own Netflix hour comedy special, freely mixes …