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This escalated quickly. Comedians only just realized a couple of months ago that they could adopt drive-in movie technology to perform live stand-up shows safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Comedy Dynamics already has lined up four drive-in shows that the company will film for upcoming specials. It’s all part …
Larry the Cable Guy hasn’t exactly stepped away from the limelight, but he hadn’t put out a solo stand-up special in a decade before this spring, with Remain Seated coming out in April for rental or purchase via Comedy Dynamics. Has Larry the Cable Guy watched Nanette? I’m seriously curious. Hannah …
Maria Bamford’s new special for 2020 came out everywhere for rental or purchase. As I wrote back in January: Over the end credits, Bamford interviews her parents about their “caring and sharing” routine — apparently she had more interviews with other subjects of her jokes, but scrapped that as a …
The CW is showcasing stand-up comedy on Tuesday nights this summer, starting tonight, in a new “Happy Hour” series in conjunction with Comedy Dynamics. The specials will air from 9-10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, then be available to stream online the following day on The CW. Jim Gaffigan kicks off the seven-week …
Matt Besser is known as one of the co-founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade, which began as a sketch comedy group in Chicago, moved to New York City, got a TV series on Comedy Central, and opened up theaters and schools teaching improv and sketch comedy in both New York …
Do you want a laugh with that Lyft? Comedy Dynamics announced a deal Thursday with Surf, a company that’s working on its own deal with ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to hang interactive video tablets for the passengers in the back seat to enjoy stand-up comedy during their …
Joel McHale’s first ever full-length comedy special, Live From Pyongyang, which actually was filmed at the San Jose Improv, is out now on the Comedy Dynamics Network via iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play, xBox, and other platforms. Here’s the thing about McHale, the stand-up comedian. If all you know about him …
Craig Ferguson and Comedy Dynamics have teamed before to produce his stand-up specials, as well as a History Channel series. For their next trick, they’re turning Ferguson’s recent Hobo Fabulous tour into a six-episode series that’ll combine stand-up footage with tour documentary. “I am not a fan of the bands …
Jill-Michele Meleán’s mother’s Irish, and her father’s Bolivian. But she grew up in Miami surrounded by Cubans. All of which makes her White Latina, the title of her first full stand-up special, out now via Comedy Dynamics. Jilly talks to me about catching her first break by standing in for …
The longest-running stand-up showcase series as of now is/was Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, which ran for nine seasons from 1997-2005. Of course, Comedy Central has replaced it with several other stand-up showcases of varying names and themes. But Comedy Dynamics is looking to best Premium Blend by at least one …
