The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Morgan Jay is a first-generation American, the son of an Italian man who was a famous pop star in Argentina before Morgan was born. Morgan got his start in comedy upon arriving at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and eventually dropped the normal set-ups and punchlines for a guitar, …
Allison Raskin is a writer, director, comedian, YouTuber, podcaster, and mental health advocate — she’s perhaps best known for her collaborations with Gabe Dunn, which began with their YouTube channel, “Just Between Us,” and has included co-writing a New York Times best-selling novel, “I Hate Everyone But You,” and developing …
Kyle Kinane is a comedian who was the voice of Comedy Central for a decade. Kinane released his first album, Death of the Party, via AST Records, followed by a half-hour and two hours on Comedy Central, and another half-hour on Netflix. His most recent hour, Shocks & Struts, was …
Ryan Williams was a segment producer and talent booker for all eight-plus years of The Late Late Show with James Corden, booking all of the stand-up comedians on that show. Before that, Williams held similar jobs at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Show with David Letterman. Williams …
Jamie Loftus is a comedian, Emmy-nominated TV writer, animator and podcaster. She’s worked as a staff writer on Teenage Euthanasia, Robot Chicken, and Star Trek: Lower Decks, and wrote and starred in her own web series for Comedy Central. She has written and hosted several popular limited-run podcasts — among them, “My Year In …
Jeff Hiller is an American actor and comedian. He currently co-stars in HBO’s Somebody Somewhere as Joel, who welcomes Bridget Everett’s Sam back to their Kansas hometown and becomes her best friend through thick and thin. Hiller is originally from a small town in Texas, but has made his home in …
Jackie Fabulous returned to The Tonight Show on Tuesday, and was excited to report that she’s hotter in Jamaica than she could ever hope to be in Los Angeles or New York City. She’s also extra happy now that she finally doesn’t live under the same roof as her mother.
Say goodbye to The Late Late Show with James Corden this week on CBS. We also gave our RIP’s to Dame Edna (Barry Humphries), heard from Richard Lewis why he’s retiring from stand-up, and as always, a roundup of the week’s news within the comedy industry, all of last week’s …
Ryan Hamilton grew up in Idaho but lives in New York City now, which might seem confusing to some people. Especially tourists. But it’s also sometimes confusing for the comedian, too, who compares getting into the city rhythm to jumping into a game of Double Dutch. As he joked on …
We’ve only got one more week for James Corden’s Late Late Show, so why not give his musical sidekick and band leader more time to shine? Let’s hear it one more time for Reggie Watts, this time performing “Pushing Away” with Eternal Demise from their unreleased album “You’ll Never Know …
