The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Fresh out of Houston to Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kevin Iso’s friendship with fellow young comedian Dan Perlman led to making YouTube video slice of life sketches with their funny friends. They went from “Moderately Funny” to Showtime. In between, Iso’s stand-up landed him a showcase spot on Adam Devine’s House Party …
Originally from Boston, Sam Jay is an Emmy-nominated writer and critically-acclaimed stand-up comedian. After being named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2018, Jay made her Netflix debut on The Comedy Lineup and released her first album, “Donna’s Daughter,” with Comedy Central Records. Jay’s 2020 Netflix special, 3 …
Henry R. Muñoz III, an architect and former finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee, has acquired Funny or Die, the 14-year-old comedy website and production company. Muñoz purchased Funny Or Die from AMC Networks, WarnerMedia and Sequoia Capital, and he becomes the sole owner of the site and its …
You can tell America is returning to some sense of normal when comedy festivals begin coming back with in-person celebrations. Nashville may be the first of the mid-sized fests to return with today’s announcement: The Nashville Comedy Festival makes its triumphant return next month after a year that has us longing for laughter. Billboard’s …
After a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montreal’s Just For Laughs has brought back “New Faces” for 2021, if you haven’t noticed as a comedian seeing the various regional scouting showcases already. Here’s the deal for New Faces 2021…looks like JFL has revived the traditional New Faces showcase …
Joeylle Nicole Johnson made her Tonight Show debut on Wednesday night, but how does this milestone moment compare to her moving in with a brand-new pandemic boyfriend? Thankfully, there’s a couples therapist for that.
Fret not for the end of Conan, for a new chapter will come soon enough. Just not on TBS. TBS announced the final episode of Conan O’Brien’s weeknight talk show, Conan, for June 24, 2021, ending his 11-year run at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific with the cable network. But O’Brien and …
John van der Put is a magician and comedian from the UK much better known by his stage name as Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured with Mumford and Sons, fooled Penn & Teller on television and charmed the United States on America’s Got Talent. …
Dana Gould is a stand-up comedian, writer and performer who wrote and performed on The Ben Stiller Show and spent eight years as writer and producer on The Simpsons. His stand-up special, I Know It’s Wrong, was one of the best specials of the 2010s decade. In 2016, Gould created …
Carl LaBove died today following a long battle with cancer. He was 62. LaBove, an original founding member of “The Outlaws of Comedy,” was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up a military child, seeing the world, before landing back in Texas as a teen to begin his comedy …
