The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Can we talk? There already just was and still is a great documentary, made just six years ago, that reminds us what it meant to be Joan Rivers. A Piece of Work. What Rivers meant to comedians and all of us, though, that’s the point of Exit Laughing, the first …
The story of the Del Close Marathon is the story of Del Close. And the story of Close is ultimately the story of how improvisation grew from an art form used for acting rehearsals into an actual entertainment event in itself, and how Close spurred its expansion through his disciples …
Here’s your Big Fat Quiz for 2016: How will America receive Noel Fielding without all the trappings of Hollywood that preceded Russell Brand’s arrival upon our shores and our comedy venues? Before you answer. Consider this. Fielding and Brand teamed up multiple times on British television for The Big Fat …
This just in! Here’s the press release with all of the details from Comedy Central…including two new showcase series hosted by Kevin Hart (when will he find the time?!?!?), a full TV series of Roast Battles from Jeff Ross and friends (plus a special in which Ross Roasts The Police), …
Kevin Hart’s relationship with Lionsgate is going next level, LOL, VOD. Literally. Hart’s Hartbeat Digital and Lionsgate announced today they’re launching a new video-on-demand service called Laugh Out Loud that’ll exclusively hold all of Hart’s content outside of live touring and theatrical releases — starting with an original series starring …
At America’s biggest sporting events, Ryan McDonough is there on the sidelines, getting the party started and keeping it going. The Super Bowl. Daytona 500. The Final Four. The Rose Bowl. Ryan’s there. As McShowoff. Ryan and I played college football together. After graduation, Ryan went to New York City …
This April Fool’s Day, spend the afternoon listening to the late great Bill Hicks telling us all what fools we were, and still are. SiriusXM will be the first to premiere the uncut version of Hicks’ influential album Rant In E- Minor on SiriusXM’s Comedy Greats channel, preceded by the …
Will Ferrell and Chad Smith are using their doppelganger powers for good use, as the comedy star and the rock drummer will partner for The Red Hot Benefit Comedy + Music Show & Quinceanera on April 29, 2016. Ferrell and his Funny or Die cohorts will host comedy from Jim Gaffigan …
Will kids of all ages still read humor in print? Like, on paper, in magazines and stuff? The American Bystander proved they could find an audience of thousands — a generation after The National Lampoon and SPY — with the publication of their first issue last fall. Now Michael Gerber, …
Fullscreen announced its launching its own ad-free On Demand service, targeting the YouTube generation with a variety of movies, webseries, TV shows and more, starting April 26, 2016, with a $4.99 monthly subscription via iPhone, iPad, Chromecast, www.fullscreen.com and select Android Phones. “This is for an audience that we know …
