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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Catherine Cohen took the 2019 Fringe by storm and returned back to the States with a Best Newcomer trophy, and turned that award-winning cabaret show into her debut Netflix special. Cohen meant to return to Fringe last summer, but had to cancel when she discovered she’d suffered a stroke …
Congratulations to Jordan Brookes, winner of Best Show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and to Catherine Cohen, this year’s Best Newcomer winner! I sat down with Cohen this summer in San Francisco at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, and we chatted about her anticipation for taking her show to Edinburgh.
Of the thousands of shows taking place in Edinburgh this August, these are the ones nominated as the best in show for 2019. Winners to be announced Saturday. Congrats everyone! Best Comedy Show 2019 Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute Demi Lardner: Ditch Witch 800 Goodbear: Dougal Ivo Graham: The Game of Life Jessica …
It’s not even August yet, and already Edinburgh is off to the races with this year’s Fringe, including thousands of shows all over the Scottish city for the next four weeks. The Comic’s Comic is here to tell you which of us Yanks are making the trip across the pond …
Whether or not you’ve already listened to my podcast chat with Catherine Cohen, this young cabaret star has just made her late-night TV debut, performing on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Cohen sang “Look at Me,” accompanied by Henry Koperski, buttressed with a middle section of stand-up repartee. Roll the …
With degrees in English and Theater, Catherine Cohen not only graduated from Princeton University but also delivered a humorous speech at her own graduation. Five years later, Cohen became one of New York City’s newest It Girls, bringing the cabaret community back into the mainstream of comedy. She’s all over …
The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival may now be The Janelle James Comedy Festival, but Mirman himself will appear and perform as part of the hand-off of the annual comedy celebration in Park Slope and Gowanus, Brooklyn. The inaugural lineup joining James from Dec. 4-6, 2018, also includes David Cross, Cristela …
