The Definitive Guide to Comedy
I dare say I enjoyed it, mostly? Jeff Dunham acknowledged he’d been touring constantly for the past 48 years before the pandemic forced him to take a time out. As I wrote in Decider… Perhaps the layoff did him some good. It certainly made him more likable in my eyes …
Kansas native Jeremiah Watkins trained at both The Second City and The Groundlings, and has become a fixture at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles as part of several trademark shows; among them, he was one-third of “The Wave” for Roast Battle as it developed and grew from late-night Tuesdays …
Natalie Palamides is an incredible performer. I spoke to her for my podcast in 2019. You have to see her live to truly appreciate that. But Netflix tried to demonstrate her abilities in this filmed show of “Nate” anyhow. Could’ve done without the intro from Amy Poehler, even if it …
There’s a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, and it’s got Netflix written all over it. The flavor is called Punch Line. What’s in it? “A Comedic Duo of Brown Butter Bourbon & Almond Ice Creams with Roasted Almonds & Chuckles of Cherries.” Supplies are limited, tho. So get …
Despite all of my funny friends who recorded funny albums and submitted them for consideration by the Grammy Awards, the big-time awards continue to only have room for the big names in comedy. But there will be no four-peat by Dave Chappelle. His only release this year was via YouTube. …
Kevin Hart clearly cares a lot about what we think of him, despite the title of his indulgent performance he staged inside his home during COVID-19. If you’re going to bother with making a comedy special in the middle of the pandemic, you could make at least one Quibi joke, …
The longest-running late-night host in TV is saying goodbye in 2021. Sort of. Conan O’Brien’s CONAN will end its TBS run in June 2021. But O’Brien will keep making TV, with a new weekly series forthcoming on HBO Max. Here’s the press release! After an extraordinary 28 years as a …
Colin Quinn seems to have his finger on the pulse of stand-up comedy and America just about as well, if not better, than almost any other comedian in America these days. His most recent solo stand-up special, 2019’s Red State Blue State, poked holes in how united Americans could be …
As previously reported, ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has filmed a new comedy special for Comedy Central that’ll come out this Thanksgiving weekend. Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special premieres Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at 8:00pm ET/PT. What’s new? Dunham’s Thanksgiving special is just the first in three new recordings …
The Tonight Show has started booking stand-up comedians again, with a twist. Instead of performing for a live audience inside 30 Rock, since The Tonight Show doesn’t have live audiences outside of cast and crew, the show is filming stand-ups from the road. They started this off a month ago …
