The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Gina Brillon had a pretty great 2020, all things considering, having an hour special premiere on Amazon Prime Video as well as a showcase set on HBO Max. But she’s looking for an even bigger 2021, thanks to auditioning for America’s Got Talent. Get to know Gina via jokes about …
Who are these two clowns? They’re Les Beaux Frères, aka a French-Canadian duo act who have worked with Cirque du Soleil and Machine de Cirque. Yohann Trépanier and Raphaël Dubé performed on France’s Got Talent in 2014, and now they’re giving America’s Got Talent a try. And no, they haven’t …
If you’re not hip to Keith Apicary, you probably will be this summer. That’s because he finally debuted in primetime on NBC via America’s Got Talent. “Keith Apicary” is a character created by Nathan Barnatt. Barnatt, 40, originally from Milford, Mass., has developed shows with Adult Swim and Comedy Central …
Stand-up comedian Gerald Kelly has waited his whole life for the opportunity to compete on America’s Got Talent. So has Kelly’s 7-year-old son, Little Hunter Kelly. Gerald has toured with his kids in the past, so maybe NBC’s AGT is just the ticket for them to take it to the …
John van der Put is a magician and comedian from the UK much better known by his stage name as Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured with Mumford and Sons, fooled Penn & Teller on television and charmed the United States on America’s Got Talent. …
Alex Hooper peels back the curtain on his two runs through America’s Got Talent, the summer competition series broadcast in primetime by NBC, in a new essay, “Playing the Game on Hard Mode.” Going on TV can be a nerve-wracking experience for any performer. It’s a huge moment and now, …
Alex Hooper roasted the judges on America’s Got Talent both when he first auditioned a few years ago, and again this year, and wasn’t going to let that stop him once he became the last comedian standing in the competition’s final quarterfinals. Or was he? This time, Hooper put a …
2020 has been a rough year for live stand-up comedy, and equally rough for this year’s stand-ups competing on America’s Got Talent. Usama Siddiquee performed in this week’s quarterfinals, and did not make it to the semis. Here’s his set, which you can see judge Heidi Klum didn’t much care …
The live episodes of America’s Got Talent 2020 began on Tuesday without a live audience, per se, although NBC had judges and a crew on hand in addition to the virtual audience who Zoomed in to watch the first night of the quarterfinals, which featured entertainment journalist and comedian Michael …
This is a first: America’s Got Talent isn’t waiting for you to watch any more episodes on NBC before revealing who are the 44 acts remaining that will compete in the live shows this August. Among them: comedians Alex Hooper, Usama Siddiquee, and Michael Yo; plus impersonator Vincent Marcus. Season …
