The Definitive Guide to Comedy
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 …
Kevin McDonald is one of the original founders of The Kids in the Hall, the legendary sketch comedy troupe that started in Toronto, then became internationally famous over five seasons in the late 1980s and early 1990s thanks to HBO and later CBS. McDonald’s recurring characters included The King of …
“Sometimes God just sends you the material.” — Mo Amer How stand-up comedian Mo Amer initially described his encounter with Eric Trump to his Facebook friends last Wednesday. Amer found himself sitting next to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s son, Eric Trump, on a flight last week from New York City to Scotland, …
The December issue of GQ includes its annual “Men of the Year” profiles, and among them, this essay from Patton Oswalt on becoming both a widower and a single father when his wife suddenly died in her sleep in April. Here’s an excerpt: “This is my first time being a …
Sebastian Maniscalco wonders why it’s now such a big trend for weddings to include choreographed dances, because he couldn’t imagine figuring that out with his buddies for his own wedding. On Thursday’s Conan, Maniscalco also joked that too many people use Facebook to share too much information, when he can …
This just in. TBS has ordered up a new animated comedy series, Final Space, created by Olan Rogers and produced by Conan O’Brien Conaco with New Form. It’ll launch in 2018. Final Space revolves around an astronaut named Gary and his adorable, planet-destroying friend, Mooncake, as they embark on a quest …
