The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Jim Gaffigan will perform stand-up comedy for Pope Francis when the titular head of the Catholic Church visits Philadelphia later this month, and Gaffigan is even more surprised by it than you are. Gaffigan is Catholic, and his wife “is Shiite Catholic,” as he likes to joke. He’ll perform live …
Just a week before the Fall 2015 TV season officially kicks off, NBC has awarded a second-season to summer sitcom rookie The Carmichael Show. The show stars comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who also created it alongside Nick Stoller. They executive produce with Ravi Nandan. Mike Royce, Mike Scully also wrote initial …
The Television Academy has so many categories and nominees to honor each year that it holds two separate ceremonies, naming winners this past weekend in the Creative Arts Emmy categories — which will air on FXX on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, the night before FOX televises the main 67th Primetime …
Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin have been friends of mine for years, and together, they have a new podcast miniseries, Words of the Years, on the new podcast app, Howl. You probably saw Kaplan performing this summer as a contestant on America’s Got Talent. In 2010, Kaplan also made the final five …
Stand-up comedians generally frown upon shows that have them performing outside and in the daylight. But Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, now in its third summer run of dates across North America, offers just that to lure aspiring comics to its second stage. Not that the mainstage, …
Aaron Berg is known for his muscles and muscling his way through any crowd work that comes his way, whether he’s working a guest spot at a comedy club, headlining a show or hosting his popular free Frantic showcase Monday nights at The Stand in New York City. This Saturday …
Fresh off of his Last Comic Standing Season 9 win broadcast in primetime Wednesday night, Clayton English began putting that NBC contract and development deal into full promo mode, performing later that night on Late Night with Seth Meyers, then this morning literally being backed into a corner by the …
Congratulations to Atlanta’s Clayton English, who officially won the ninth season of Last Comic Standing, which aired its finale Wednesday night on NBC. English takes home $250,000 and a development deal with NBC to pitch his own show. He also performed later Wednesday night on Late Night with Seth Meyers, …
Jon Stewart’s talking head might not appear on our TVs four nights a week any longer, but his name and his influence is perhaps even farther reaching now that he’s gone, imprinted into the four most vital late-night TV shows of 2015. Note: Most vital. Not most viral. The Jimmys …
If Howard Stern has his way, all three of the comedic acts who performed Tuesday night on America’s Got Talent will advance to next week’s finals and have a chance to win the $1 million grand prize and a headlining show in Las Vegas. Watching the 11 acts perform live …
