The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Identical twins Keith and Kenny Lucas were born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, separating only to attend different law schools at Duke and NYU. They reunited after both quit the law to pursue a comedy career together, with a stoner persona that eventually got them a Netflix special in …
When the late great Patrice O’Neal’s fiancee, Von Decarlo, first pursued making a documentary about her beloved comedian in 2015, the project was called Better Than You, and raised some $129,624 on IndieGogo. Those backers are thanked in the end credits of Killing Is Easy, the 91-minute finished doc, which …
If you follow the comedy club Stand Up NY on social media, then perhaps you’ve noticed the club is promoting “free health care” during COVID-19. What’s the deal? I asked club owner Dani Zoldan. What he told me: “Coverage includes healthcare visits for things like stitches, burns, x-rays & cultures. …
The boys from South Park, Colo., will do their part to spread the word — good, bad and ugly — about getting vaccinated for the COVID-19 pandemic. The hour-long supersized episode titled South ParQ Vaccination Special premieres on Wednesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central with two encore airings …
And another one. NOT NOW DJ KHALED. Or for you older kids who grew up on Queen, another one bites the dust. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another brick-and-mortar comedy institution, as The People’s Improv Theater in New York City has announced the closing of its main site on East …
From the winter TCA meeting with TV critics, Peacock announced today a new streaming sitcom that’ll star not only Sam Jay and Chris Redd from SNL, but also stand-ups Jak Knight and Langston Kerman. Bust Down stars the comedians as four casino employees in middle America who feel stuck in …
While falling short of announcing a full slate of in-person performances for the summer, the folks at Just For Laughs in Montreal did commit themselves today to bringing the comedy industry back together this July in some form or fashion. JFL announced its 39th bash in Montreal will take place …
As first reported by Financial Times, The Second City could have a new owner as soon as next week. FT cites multiple sources claiming the Chicago comedy institution has a potential buyer in the works: ZMC, a private equity firm run by Strauss Zelnick, the 63-year-old CEO of Take-Two Interactive, …
A comedian, actor, and writer, Patton Oswalt has been making people laugh professionally since his late teens. He first became known to millions as Spence on the sitcom The King of Queens, and brought the alternative comedy scene to the screen thanks to The Comedians of Comedy tour, which begat …
Austin’s comedy scene is hotter than perhaps it ever has been, and that’s despite an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that infected Dave Chappelle last month during his run of shows in the Texas capital. The venerable Cap City Comedy Club, which had to close temporarily then permanently its longtime home anchoring …
