The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Canadian stand-up comedian D.J. Demers made his American TV debut a couple of years ago on Conan, and will be filming a one-hour comedy special later this month in Toronto. But Demers has higher aspirations down here in the United States. “I wear hearing aids. I’m from Canada. Two disabilities,” …
What is a Laughter Coach? Tita Begashaw, a 62-year-old from Seattle, is here to fill us in. She went by just her first name, Tita, when she approached the judges on Tuesday night’s second episode of auditions for America’s Got Talent 2016. Does laughter begat more laughter? Is laughter contagious? …
Tape Face — aka The Boy With Tape On His Face — won the Panel Award at Edinburgh Fringe in 2012, and has won multiple awards from Chortle and from the Adelaide Fringe. So it’s about time for him to conquer America, yes? That’s the plan. And it began tonight …
Gary Vider made it to the finals this summer of America’s Got Talent on NBC, and certainly made the most of it — not only by telling funny stand-up routines that earned him kudos from the judges and audiences, but also by using his time and the AGT budget to …
Did a comedian win season 10 of America’s Got Talent? Do you consider ventriloquists comedians? Then yes, and yes again. Because Paul Zerdin became the second ventriloquist to win the $1 million grand prize and a headlining gig in Las Vegas when NBC’s AGT host Nick Cannon announced his name …
Is this the year a comedian wins America’s Got Talent? Well, for two things, we’ve already had a ventriloquist win the $1 million prize and a headlining gig in Las Vegas (see: Terry Fator, season two), and last year, a magician won, so we’ve circled the comedy wagons to include …
If Howard Stern has his way, all three of the comedic acts who performed Tuesday night on America’s Got Talent will advance to next week’s finals and have a chance to win the $1 million grand prize and a headlining show in Las Vegas. Watching the 11 acts perform live …
Drew Lynch‘s self-confidence is peaking as he performed Tuesday night live on NBC for the semifinals of America’s Got Talent, not only laughing at his own jokes and the warm reception the Radio City Music Hall audiences have given him, but also dropping the mic and turning his back to …
Gary Vider was the only stand-up comedian in this week’s quarterfinal action of America’s Got Talent, broadcasting live tonight on NBC from Radio City Music Hall. For his act on Tuesday, Vider cracked jokes about trying to date when women supposedly only have a minute before deciding if a mate …
My friend Myq Kaplan performed Tuesday night during the second quarterfinal round of America’s Got Talent 2015, live on NBC from Radio City Music Hall. Kaplan started his short set with something he often does, referencing the acts who came before him — it’s a way to let the audience …
