The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Kabir Singh broke the fourth wall in the interviews leading up to his audition for America’s Got Talent 2021, reminding us just how difficult it was financially for stand-up comedians in 2020. This year should look brighter for Singh. Singh, who won the 2014 San Francisco Comedy Competition, might have …
Originally set to premiere in the spring of 2020, the Atlantic Theater Company is pleased to announce new dates for The Bedwetter, a highly-anticipated new musical based on the bestselling memoir by Sarah Silverman, written with Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews), and featuring a sensational final score by the late Adam Schlesinger …
A year ago, most comedy clubs had shuttered for the pandemic, leaving stand-ups to go to whatever lengths to find live audiences, from parks to rooftops and anywhere in between where they could set up a microphone, an amplifier, and spaced seating. This summer? We haven’t outlasted the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Josh Johnson is a stand-up comedian and writer from Louisiana who began his comedy career in Chicago. Since moving to New York City, he has performed on late-night TV via Conan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City, Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup, and a half-hour special …
The 10th anniversary of the Moontower Comedy Festival will happen in person this September. Produced by the Paramount Theatre and sponsored by Cap City Comedy Club, which itself is preparing to resurface this fall in a new location after shuttering its longtime home during the pandemic, Moontower 2021 has a …
Weird timing for this, but here we are… Today, Montreal-based comedy festival Just For Laughs unveiled the concept and lineup for their first-ever curated travel experience, Just For Laughs Escapes – Cancun, taking place Nov. 3-7, 2021. Collaborating with leading travel company Pollen Presents, Just For Laughs will be taking over Barcelo …
The One and Only Dick Gregory documentary premieres this Juneteenth at the Tribeca Film Festival. The world premiere’s already sold out. But you can watch it starting July 4, 2021, thanks to the good folks at Showtime. Showtime has acquired this doc from Andre Gaines that unpacks the career of …
Comedians can do great on America’s Got Talent. So can musicians. How about musical comedy acts? Johnny Showcase may have changed his name for show business, but he hasn’t left his Rhode Island accent behind, and he brought three members of his 10-piece Mystic Spirit band from Philadelphia to audition …
Gina Brillon had a pretty great 2020, all things considering, having an hour special premiere on Amazon Prime Video as well as a showcase set on HBO Max. But she’s looking for an even bigger 2021, thanks to auditioning for America’s Got Talent. Get to know Gina via jokes about …
Who are these two clowns? They’re Les Beaux Frères, aka a French-Canadian duo act who have worked with Cirque du Soleil and Machine de Cirque. Yohann Trépanier and Raphaël Dubé performed on France’s Got Talent in 2014, and now they’re giving America’s Got Talent a try. And no, they haven’t …
