The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The first season of They Ready featured comedians Tiffany Haddish worked with in the trenches of the L.A. comedy scene, and vowed to bring them up behind her. The second season of They Ready, filmed in the pandemic, offered shorter sets from more established comedians who were more than ready: …
Ready or not, “They Ready” with Tiffany Haddish is back shooting new half-hour stand-up specials tonight and tomorrow for Netflix. It’s all happening in Long Beach, Calif., filmed in front of a select live audience who have been tested for COVID-19 before the taping. Godfrey, Tony Woods, Barbara Carlyle, Erin …
Dean Edwards performed on the Valentine’s Day episode of Arsenio on Friday night, and explained that he and his wife have issues — not least of which is the fact that she’s British, and also Jamaican. Double the accents, double the trouble? It’s certainly different from the relationship that Jay-Z …
MTV Networks has announced the launch of a new talk show that will gather comedians, athletes and “pop culture entertainers” to discuss how men behave in MTV2’s Guy Code — premiering at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15. Regular segments will include celebrities talking about what makes for a “Good Ass …
Sometimes, the main difference between stand-up comedy on HBO and stand-up comedy on Showtime seems to be that HBO lets you know it’s coming. Their promotional efforts are everywhere. Showtime, you blink, you may miss it. Which is my way of saying a new comedy showcase began last week on …
Five hours down, and yet, that’s really only one-tenth of the way home. The wall behind me hums and vibrates against my back, gently soothing (plus) yet also making me feel dangerously sleepy (minus minus!). The audience is thinning and shuffling. Some customers just moved from the back to the …
If there’s such a thing as alt-comedy, then can there also be such a thing as alt-black comedy? Elon James White thinks so. White and fellow New York comedian Baron Vaughn have been trying to educate audiences on the notion that there are many different types of black stand-up comedy, …
Lorne Michaels made the interview rounds yesterday to promote the return of Saturday Night Live, and more than a couple of people wondered who’d play Barack Obama. Michaels wonders, too. He told the USA Today that he auditioned candidates last week, "and expects to pick from two or three late …
