The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you enjoy listening to Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! on your NPR radio dials, then perhaps you might also enjoy seeing some of their regular comedians performing stand-up live in a venue near you? That’s the idea behind the new Wait Wait stand-up tour, which launched with a couple of …
Feel like you missed out on the Fringe, even if you attended and/or performed in the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe? For a limited time, the folks at NextUp are here to help. They’re offering access to 34 Fringe shows that were filmed for livestreams last month. The catch? These 2022 Fringe …
Caitlin Peluffo performed on Thursday’s Late Late Show, joking about moving in with her boyfriend, having a practical body type, and why that’s more practical than the tiny girls some men prefer. And yet surviving a pandemic with a younger boyfriend wasn’t quite the party she was expecting.
Viewers voted to save ventriloquist Celia Munoz a spot in the finals for America’s Got Talent in 2022. She had a few tricks still up her sleeves for this performance, set in a seance. Munoz won Spain’s Got Talent last year. Could she go 2-for-2 here?
Mike E. Winfield stood strong as the only stand-up comedian to make it to the final 11 competing on the 2022 season of America’s Got Talent. Winfield joked about how people remember faces much easier than they remember names, and why his face in particular might even be more memorable …
Jinkx Monsoon is a comedian and singer best known for becoming the first performer to win two seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, first in season 5 in 2013, followed by the all-winner all-star edition in 2022, where she was crowned “Queen of All Queens.” She began touring annually over the …
Jeff Scheen made his late-night TV debut on Thursday night’s Late Late Show, and joked about not being an alpha male. He is a gamer, though, even in his 30s. Which is easier in a way, because you can play solo or with friends. Being an only child means trying …
Jordan Conley advanced to the semis of AGT in 2022 thanks to wildcard voting, where he got the chance to showcase his personality one more time. Which is: Not tough. Conley didn’t make it to the finals, but there are two comedic acts in the final 11: Mike E. Winfield, …
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 August 2022 is Alyssa Limperis. Congrats Alyssa! NOTE: This is a feature I introduced on my Substack, Piffany, in 2021, and have transferred over to …
Mike E. Winfield became the first comedy act to make it to the finals for the 2022 edition of America’s Got Talent. Congrats, Mike! Winfield continued to present more of his point of view as a guy married to an older woman, who then finds himself with a stepson who’s …
