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SiriusXM will honor the late Richard Pryor with three new weeks of special programming dedicated to the late star, including a new audio documentary and the exclusive broadcast of three recently discovered stand-up albums by the legendary comedian. “Richard Pryor: Still Outrageous” starts Monday, May 21, 2018, on SiriusXM Comedy …
Spinal Tap’s career continues to climb past 11. In 2018, Harry Shearer’s Derek Smalls character is releasing a solo album! Smalls Change, Meditations on Ageing will drop globally on April 13, 2018, via Twanky Records/BMG on Digital, CD and Vinyl. Smalls Change is a poignant and oftentimes furious contemplation on aging that …
Comedy Central Records has packaged all of the recorded jokes from the late, great Mitch Hedberg into an old-school-meets-new-school box set coming out in time for your holiday gift needs. “Mitch Hedberg: The Complete Vinyl Collection” is available now for pre-order on Amazon and will be released Nov. 4th, 2016. …
Jim Breuer has a new stand-up special, “Comic Frenzy,” premiering this Friday on EPIX. But for his next trick, Breuer, who can impersonate AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, will have the real thing rocking out with him for a new song on the comedian’s upcoming rock album. Breuer spoke about recording …
This year’s annual Record Store Day will feature the CD debut of a rare and out-of-print 1968 stand-up album from the late Joan Rivers — The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album — thanks to Stand Up! Records. The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album will be released April 18, …
Patrice O’Neal’s posthumous comedy CD, Mr. P, debuted last week at #35 on the Billboard 200 album charts. That’s the best bow for a comedian since last year’s Alpacolypse by “Weird” Al Yankovic, and the highest chart position for a stand-up comedian in several years. It remained the top-selling comedy …
