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D.J. Demers got a shout-out earlier in the week on America’s Got Talent by a comedian contestant who’s hard of hearing, but that’s not how Demers described himself in his Tonight Show debut on Friday. Demers said: “I’m bad at being deaf. I’m not good at hearing, either.” That’s why …
A Brooklyn-based comedian who once made the semifinals for the annual Stand Up NBC competition, Hayden Kristal is ready for an even bigger NBC stage, auditioning for America’s Got Talent. Kristal is hard of hearing, so you might think audiences will be more receptive in the wake of CODA. But …
People still love ventriloquism. Or at least the people who watch America’s Got Talent still do. Three vents have won AGT over the years, and 2022 contestant Jack Williams cited the first to win the NBC talent contest, Terry Fator, as his inspiration. Could Jack become the fourth vent to …
Kat Radley made her late-night TV debut on Tuesday’s Late Late Show, sharing how quarantine changed some of her habits. Radley also joked about getting married six weeks apart from her best friend, and about how gender-reveal parties can be confusing and enlightening at the same time.
Japanese translator Aiko Tanaka showed everyone her stand-up comedy skills in this audition for the 2022 season of America’s Got Talent. But this isn’t her first time on the big screen. Tanaka previously scored a role on The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, and performed on Laughs and The …
Dustin Nickerson made his late-night TV debut on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Late Show, and demonstrated why he’s been able to stay married to his wife for 18 years, which is a good thing, since he just wrote a book called “How to Be Married to Melissa.”
Nimesh Patel released a new stand-up special this week, and went on The Tonight Show to promote it by performing a few minutes from it. It’s even funnier because Patel’s jokes are about his parents watching him on YouTube, and his new special is available only on YouTube!
Iain Stirling’s Scottish accent might be known around the world for narrating the exploits of the hit British reality TV series, Love Island. But in Stirling’s first Amazon Original stand-up special, Failing Upwards, the comedian finds himself falling short of everyone else’s expectations when it comes to his physical health …
The trade magazine usually waits to time this announcement for late July, celebrating their “10 Comics To Watch” at Montreal’s Just For Laughs, but Variety is out with the 2022 list now! For anyone who hasn’t been keeping track, the Variety list is really more of who’s already hot, and …
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 Employees of the Month for May 2022 are The Kids In The Hall. Congrats Dave, Bruce, Kevin, Mark and Scott! NOTE: This is a feature I introduced on my Substack, …
