The Definitive Guide to Comedy
We knew critics loved Fleabag. We loved Fleabag. Now we know the Emmy Awards voters did, too, bestowing four Emmys this year to the British comedy series (broadcast in the States on Amazon Prime Video) and star/creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Fleabag won for Outstanding Comedy Series, besting Veep’s farewell; same went …
There’s a moment in Jim Gaffigan’s first Amazon comedy special, which also is Amazon’s first Amazon Originals comedy special, in which the comedian reveals: “I do sometimes lie up here.” He says it as a segue to jokes about needing to lie to one’s children, and other jokes, including 10 …
Amazon’s Prime Video push into branding its own stand-up comedy specials continues with a massive launch-month effort. Adding to what’s already coming in August, Amazon now will premiere four new hours from British comedy acts, thanks to a deal with Avalon. Amazon Originals from Chris Ramsey, Ed Gamble, Flo & …
Far too many comedy specials in recent years have either come out too soon, or gone on for too long, to truly benefit the comedians themselves. I imagine that’s an unintended consequence of a comedy boom. Demand spikes, agents and managers want to cash in while the getting’s good, and …
