The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Congrats to Guy Branum, whose live comedy showcase, Talk Show The Game Show, has been picked up as a TV series for truTV! You might have guessed good things were in the offing for Branum, since he appears already in the new truTV ad campaigns. At any rate, here’s the …
Tina Fey appears on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter‘s 2016 Women in Entertainment Power 100 issue, and none other than David Letterman has the interview with her. Neither Fey nor Letterman is onscreen any longer on a nightly nor weekly basis to talk and joke us through the world’s often-crazy …
SiriusXM will broadcast a newly updated audio documentary Friday about the late comedy legend Redd Foxx, on what would have been his birthday. Foxx recorded several “party albums” of stand-up long before TV viewers came to love him as the star of Sanford and Son. Foxx died from a heart …
In case you missed it, Showtime at the Apollo returned in a big way last night with a two-hour primetime special on FOX, hosted by Steve Harvey. “This theater made me who I am today,” Harvey said, calling it a “proving ground” not just for himself, but for everyone who …
Sam Morril returned to perform again on Conan on Monday night, and if you think his stand-up runs a bit dark, then just remember he’s no Bill Cosby. Also, he’s no Bill Cosby. So there is that, and besides, Morril helps put other things in perspective. Such as what’s a …
Chris Rock already has signed on the dotted line for two new stand-up comedy specials for Netflix, so it’s more than about time for the celebrated stand-up comedian to hit the road in preparation for same. “Total Blackout” is Rock’s first full stand-up comedy tour in nine years, as Rock …
Amy Schumer scored big with Grammy nominations in two categories this morning — not only for Best Comedy Album for the audio version of her HBO special, Live at the Apollo, but also in Best Spoken Word Album for her narration of her memoir, The Girl With The Lower Back …
If you haven’t yet watched the new Pete Holmes stand-up hour, Faces and Sounds, it debuted Saturday night on HBO and delivers — and not just because of his many titular faces and sounds! Here’s an excerpt from my review in Decider: HBO’s audience may not be as familiar with …
Congrats to my friends and all of the other comedy writers nominated today for the 2017 Writers Guild Association (WGA) Awards. Awards will be handed out in separate ceremonies held the same night, Feb. 19, 2017, in New York City (hosted by Lewis Black) and Los Angeles (hosted by Patton …
For years, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted a live edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars, cashing in on all of the Academy Award nominees and winners celebrating just across the street. In 2017, Kimmel will join them for the big show in primetime. He’ll host the 2017 Academy Awards …
