The Definitive Guide to 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 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 …
Jack Williams pulled out some extra tricks for his semifinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2022, with multiple dummies onstage and taking requests from Twitter. It wouldn’t seem to be enough to propel him into the finals, but there’s still a wildcard round, right?
Ian Karmel is not only a co-head writer and sidekick on The Late Late Show with James Corden, but he’s also still a working stand-up comedian. And this coming weekend, he’s getting married! So Karmel decided to get ahead of his impending nuptials with some ribbing and roasting of how …
Michelle Ortiz was born in Los Angeles but studied all over the world, including the Moscow Art Theatre School, and classical opera in Germany. A participant in both the ABC and CBS diversity showcases, Ortiz broke through first as a cast member on the reboot of MADtv for The CW …
Some fans of America’s Got Talent thought ventriloquist Celia Munoz got robbed of a spot in the finals this summer. Could she still break in via a wild card? Stay tuned. Until then, here she was with a tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John and Grease.
It has been a rough season for stand-up comedians looking to make it to the finals of America’s Got Talent in 2022. This year’s format, having 11 acts in each semifinal round pared down to only 2, doesn’t help. Here was Hayden Kristal performing this week in her semifinal round.
Alice Fraser first studied law in Sydney, Australia, but found comedy and the Footlights while getting her Master’s degree in rhetoric at Cambridge, and honed her stand-up skills in New York City’s open mics and comedy clubs before returning to Australia as a comedian. You’ve likely heard Fraser’s voice before …
Caroline’s Comedy Hour, which originally aired on A&E from 1989-1996, is coming back on the air. Carolines on Broadway owner Caroline Hirsch and Sox Entertainment have licensed the 100 old episodes which aired on cable, with plans to film new episodes this November alongside Hirsch’s annual New York Comedy Festival. …
They might be able to take away Aiko Tanaka’s chance of performing in the finals of America’s Got Talent in 2022, but they can never take away this stunning backdrop for her as she performed in the semis.
