The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Loyiso Gola, aka “the Jon Stewart of South Africa” before his fellow South African comedian Trevor Noah actually replaced Stewart instead on The Daily Show, has a new hour of stand-up out on Netflix. Gola performed indoors in Cape Town with pandemic protocols in place. As I wrote in Decider: …
More like the greatest affable American, am I right? That’s how great Nate Bargatze is, and the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t slow him down from writing and performing a new Netflix hour. Even if it meant performing outside, where helicopters whirred overhead. As I wrote in Decider: As much as I …
Mary Beth Barone made her Tonight Show debut on Tuesday night, and didn’t forget to check her privilege while performing inside 30 Rock. Barone also made fun of her dating life, which became extra problematic meeting a nice British lad just in time for the pandemic to keep them apart. …
Congrats to Phoebe Robinson on not letting the pandemic stop her from making her first starring Comedy Central TV show! Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson will premiere on Friday, April 9 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, with a second episode airing at 11:30 p.m. The 10-episode half-hour series stars Robinson …
Danny Jolles is a stand-up comedian best known for his role acting and singing as George on The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. His other TV credits include Hulu’s Ramy, Comedy Central’s Corporate, Netflix’s Aunty Donna’s House, and Quibi’s Royalties. As a stand-up, Jolles was a New Face at Montreal’s Just For …
Congrats to the following comedy writers who came home (even if they already were at home for the virtual ceremony) with awards this year from the Writers Guild Association. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Dan Swimer & Peter Baynham & Erica Rivinoja …
Congrats to Amber Ruffin and her crew at The Amber Ruffin Show! The 20th weekly Friday night episode airs tonight, and NBCUniversal announced today that Ruffin’s run on Peacock will continue at least for another six months into September 2021. Ruffin tapes Fridays in the same studio as Late Night …
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, continues to grow even more into its name. Today the center announced the family of the late great Carl Reiner has donated his archives, and in conjunction with that move, along with Reiner’s position as a founding advisory board member for the center, …
Apple TV+ struck gold in making the critically-beloved award-winning Ted Lasso with Jason Sudeikis. So why not turn to one of J-Sud’s former SNL cast mates and go even bigger? Enter Maya Rudolph. She’ll star in untitled half-hour comedy series as “Molly, a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended …
While Ellen DeGeneres’s daytime talk show has come under fire for fostering a toxic work environment, that’s not slowing down development deals for DeGeneres herself. Discovery announced that the comedian and host will narrate her first documentary for the network’s streaming platform. Endangered will begin streaming April 22 on Discovery+. …
