The Definitive Guide to Comedy
When you hear the words Tape Face, what do you picture? Sam Wills began his comedy career in his native New Zealand as a teenage clown in training, complete with a diploma from a circus school in Christchurch. But after an initial foray into stand-up comedy, his friends challenged him …
Mike Vecchione visited The Tonight Show to joke about going to Spain for the Running of the Bulls, and what it’s like having his apartment invaded by bed bugs, and living with his girlfriend. Vecchione just released his first full stand-up special this month, attracting almost one million views already …
What is Spotify’s comedy philosophy, anyhow? I may have asked the question in this week’s newsletter, but that doesn’t mean the answers come easily. Also sad news to share, as Darryl Lenox died suddenly last week. He was only 57. Plus the week’s industry news and notes, all of last …
Sarah Marshall is the co-creator and host of the award-winning podcast, You’re Wrong About, Podcast of the Year at the 2022 I Heart Radio Podcast Awards. You’re Wrong About revisits what we think we know about history and cultural events that have lodged themselves into our brains, and how that compares …
How popular was Chris Rock’s first LIVE special for Netflix, anyhow? We dive into the numbers, look for some perspective, pay tribute to MAD magazine’s Al Jaffee, realize just how many Dry Bar Comedy specials have been released on their subscription-only platform in 2023 already, plus all of the past …
I was fortunate enough to see Sophie Buddle run her set on Tuesday night at The Stand before she made her Tonight Show debut on Thursday. So I knew this spy bit was great, even it were only a dream!
So as March turned to April, I decided to try to list all of the new comedy specials that had come out so far this year. Oof. Turns out it’s not so easy to figure out! But I gave it my best effort. See the results for yourself. Plus R.I.P. …
Carmen Christopher wrote for and performed on The Chris Gethard Show, eventually hosting the first episode of “Chris Gethard Presents” on Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Christopher’s other early credits included appearances on The Special Without Brett Davis, At Home with Amy Sedaris, High Maintenance, Alternatino with Arturo Castro, Shrill, Joe Pera …
Dustin Nickerson returned to The Late Late Show this week, this time joking about putting his daughter into therapy to become a more progressive modern parent, which is not something that was available to him as a boy. He also reminded us why you cannot be a tough kid when …
Millions of people recognize Scott Rogowsky as the original host of HQ Trivia, the daily live trivia app that became massively popular in 2017 before fizzling out in 2019. CNN looked back on that phase of Rogowsky’s life in the 2023 documentary,Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia. But …
