Episode #375: Al Madrigal
by Al Madrigal grew up in San Francisco and worked in his family’s HR business for 10 years before deciding to pursue a career in comedy. …
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Showtime cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons
I cannot say I’m surprised. Or that anyone else is surprised to learn this week that Showtime had cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two …
Comedy Central signs All Things Comedy to TV deal including three hour specials and a series hosted by Bill Burr
All Things Comedy, the company founded by comedians Bill Burr and Al Madrigal that produces and distributes more than 50 podcasts and will throw its …
Interviews / TV
Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”
I’m Dying Up Here almost didn’t survive to a second season. Dave Flebotte, who with Jim Carrey created the Showtime adaptation of William Knoedelseder’s best-seller about …
All Things Comedy mounting first festival in Phoenix for October 2017
The folks at All Things Comedy are putting on their first-ever ATC festival this October in Phoenix. The podcast network founded by Al Madrigal and …
Showtime renews I’m Dying Up Here for Season 2
Fans of 1970s nostalgia about the stand-up comedy scene in Hollywood rejoice! Showtime has picked up I’m Dying Up Here for a second season. From …
The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017
The Internet’s relentless, rigorous demand for content, combined with show business’s relentless, rigorous desire for cash money, has combined in 2017 to bestow us with …
Review: Al Madrigal, “Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy” on Showtime
Like most stand-up comedians, Al Madrigal had not expected we’d ever live to see a President Trump. “I didn’t think it would happen. It happened!” …
Al Madrigal on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Al Madrigal is half-Mexican and highly allergic. “I’m living the American dream!” Madrigal joked Friday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Madrigal also …
Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017
BOOM BOOM BBQ, the SXSW announcement is here! Read it and laugh… South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the initial …