The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Remember a week ago when all of your funny friends were Tweeting about a “Jon Stewart packet”? This is what they were talking about. As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart is moving forward, finally with his first TV project in the wake of leaving The Daily Show five …
ZIWE, the new variety series starring and executive produced by Ziwe Fumudoh, premieres Sunday, May 9, 2021, at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Her initial six-episode run will include interviews, musical numbers, guest stars, sketches and more – including unscripted and unpredictable interactions with everyday people. Ziwe, a former writer for Showtime’s Desus …
Chris Distefano bellied up to the bar for his previous Comedy Central series, Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano. Now he’s checking out homemade bars in strangers’ backyards for truTV. truTV announced today that it has greenlit Backyard Bar Wars, a new home reno series with a comedic spin – each …
Kenice Mobley made her TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, during the day from a rooftop serving as an ad hoc venue for New York Comedy Club. Because these are the times we live in today. Mobley lets you know why you might not want to give …
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 …
