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Did you know this cartoon of a dog about to be engulfed in flames is now a 10-year-old meme? More on that (with reflections from the cartoonist), plus the Golden Globes, TCAs, WGA nominations, SXSW film announcements, two more bad sad men in comedy, Louis CK sold out MSG (!), …
Ralph Barbosa made his late-night TV debut Thursday on The Tonight Show, and joked about living at her grandmother’s and what it’s like now having his own apartment. Barbosa is also a father now, and it sounds like he’s learning as much as he’s teaching his son! Barbosa does have …
Jenny Zigrino went on The Late Late Show this week to joke about deleting her dating apps for New Year’s, and how the advice she received in her 20s doesn’t quite work so well for her in her 30s. Jenny was on my podcast back in 2021. For more on …
Check out the first five weeks of guest hosts for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, kicking off next Tuesday with Leslie Jones, and continuing with Wanda Sykes, D.L. Hughley, Chelsea Handler, and Sarah Silverman. More details on that, plus all of the first 10 days of comedy industry news and …
Jackie Fabulous made it to the semifinals of AGT Season 14, and that earned her an invite back this January for AGT All-Stars. She didn’t advance this time, though so far, no comedy acts have garnered enough audience votes. But a primetime network TV stand-up appearance still is worth plenty …
He’s only 13, but Jamie Leahey already made the finals of Britain’s Got Talent last year and got invited to AGT: All-Stars. Jamie says he decided to teach himself ventriloquism during lockdown. And you made banana bread…?
Kelly Monteith died on New Year’s Day at his home in California. Monteith was 80, and has suffered two strokes in early 2021 that left him unable to perform due to aphasia. But long before that, Monteith established the idea that American comedians could enjoy successful careers across the pond …
Lioz Shem Tov has gotten around. Since performing on Season 13 of AGT, the comedy mentalist has gone on to compete in the Got Talent universe formats for Australia, Britain, France and Israel. And now he’s back for AGT All-Stars, though he will not win this time, either.
NBC kicked off 2023 with an all-star competition edition of America’s Got Talent, and AGT season 2 winner Terry Fator — who has made major bank headlining Vegas casinos since his win in 2007 — performed on the debut episode. Fator didn’t advance to the next round this time, but …
Let’s do better in 2023, comedy industry! Please?!?! Read my last weekly comedy news dispatch for 2022, which catches up with some of the most notorious men in comedy today.
