The Second City is up for sale
by The Second City, the venerable comedy institution with branches in Chicago, Toronto and elsewhere, is up for sale for only the second time in its …
Chris Rock’s Monologue for the Season 46 Premiere of Saturday Night Live
Chris Rock hosted the season 46 premiere of Saturday Night Live, and set the tone for his eight-minute monologue, emerging from the traditional entry wearing …
Tiffany Haddish Hosting Second Season of “They Ready” Netflix Half-Hours with Godfrey, Tony Woods, Barbara Carlyle, Erin Jackson, Kimberly Clark, and Dean Edwards
Ready or not, “They Ready” with Tiffany Haddish is back shooting new half-hour stand-up specials tonight and tomorrow for Netflix. It’s all happening in Long …
Review: Michelle Buteau, “Welcome To Buteaupia” on Netflix
It’s such a joy to see Michelle Buteau’s career climbing now, and her debut solo hour special on Netflix kicks off with the voice of …
Episode #314: Adam Conover
Adam Conover is a comedian and writer best known for the truTV series Adam Ruins Everything, which he created and hosted from 2015-2019. Conover’s comedy …
Borat Returns! Amazon Prime Video Snags Sacha Baron Cohen Film For 2020 Release
The rumors weren’t rumors. Sacha Baron Cohen really was filming scenes for a new Borat movie this year during the pandemic. Amazon Studios has acquired …
Montreal’s Virtual JFL 2020 Festival Announces Additional Headliners, Panels
With just 10 days to go before the postponed Just For Laughs debuts its first virtual comedy confab, the folks at JFL have announced some …
Sam Jay Scores HBO Weekly Talk Show
Sam Jay is getting her own late-night talk show! HBO announced a series order for a weekly half-hour talker from Jay, a Saturday Night Live …
Dave Chappelle’s Summer Comedy Camp Shut Down Early Due To Possible CoVID-19 Case
Dave Chappelle’s hometown comedy and music series, which resulted in at least one YouTube Netflix half-hour special (8:46) in June, and attracted all sorts of …
Here Are Your New Faces of Comedy (Creators) for Just For Laughs 2020
Everything’s different about 2020, and that includes the annual New Faces of Comedy hullaballoo out of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival. This year, with the …