The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Kurt Braunohler started performing comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City in 1998, and took an experimental filmmaking improv group to the Edinburgh Fringe long before meeting Kristen Schaal — with whom Kurt would start a variety show called Hot Tub, win awards and kudos at festivals …
This weekend, I posted the first in what I hope becomes a regular end-of-the-week newsletter column that catches you up on everything that’s happening in the world of comedy. My first dispatch “From The Comic’s Comic” this weekend includes breaking news on the musical chairs among NYC sketch/improv theater groups …
I got a note from a reader earlier this year wondering why they couldn’t find any recent stand-up comedy reviews on this site. The short, easy answer: I’ve been busy writing reviews for Decider! I did file a bunch of reviews here in August from the Edinburgh Fringe, where I …
Budd Friedman didn’t intend to set the standard for stand-up comedy clubs across America (and the world). You might say it only happened thanks to a little Improvisation. Tip your waitstaff! OK, I’ll see myself out, but not before seeing out this show-business icon who changed the game for live …
Erica Spera made her late-night TV debut last night on The Late Late Show, and joked about getting dating advice once she turned 30. But she’s already learned plenty about dating older guys, being on dating apps, and dealing with revealing information.
Frankie Quiñones is a stand-up comedian and actor best known for his character work. Frankie stars as Luis on the Hulu series, This Fool, which was just picked up for a second season. He also co-starred in a web series that got bought by TBS, The Dress Up Gang, put …
Gallagher, a joke-teller, showman and prop comic born Leo Anthony Gallagher, Jr., died Nov. 11, 2022, in hospice care in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 76. Gallagher had suffered multiple heart attacks over the years, perhaps most seriously a decade ago — in 2011, he collapsed onstage during a show; …
Kurt Braunohler released a “Perfectly Stupid” new stand-up comedy special last month via Moment, where it’ll be available on demand exclusively until next week, when you can start watching it on demand elsewhere and purchase/stream the album. So what better time to promote it than now, presenting a small set-piece …
Born in China, Jioaying Summers first came to America for college in Kentucky speaking no English, then went to Hollywood looking for stardom. Summers has found it so far already on TikTok, where she has gained more than 1.2 million followers, and has created her own stage, The Hollywood Comedy, …
Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month for October 2022 is Sarah Sherman. Congrats Sarah! NOTE: This is a feature I introduced on my Substack, Piffany, in 2021, and have transferred over to …
