Comedians wonder how 2019 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival contest can exist in Atlanta without any black women
On Thursday, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival announced the 60 comedians participating in the...
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Tag: diversity
An improv comedy workshop for inclusion
Jess Kelley-Madera, an independent improv comedy coach, used to perform at the Reckless Theater in...
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The Nerdist School relaunching as The Ruby LA
The Nerdist School may be dying this Easter weekend, but it’ll rise from the dead next...
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NBC announces Late Night Writers Workshop class of 2018
Congrats to the comedians and funny writers named today to NBC’s Late Night Writers...
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The nightly late-night writing staffs for America’s TV talk shows in 2017
Something remarkable happened on Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy...
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StandUp NBC announces open call dates for 14th annual diversity talent search, with NBCUniversal holding deal as top prize
NBCUniversal’s 14th annual diversity talent search, StandUp NBC, is about to get underway,...
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The Second City announces 2017 recipients of its annual Bob Curry Fellowship via NBCUniversal
The Second City has announced the 2017 recipients of the 4th Annual Bob Curry Fellowship: Terrance...
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Larry Wilmore talks about his surprising cancellation by Comedy Central
Larry Wilmore built his Nightly Show on Comedy Central around the concept of “Keeping it...
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A postscript from Baron Vaughn on his essay regarding TV’s “ethnic casting craze”
Baron Vaughn is a stand-up comedian and actor whom I’ve described on this site before as...
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A graphic representation of race and gender in the cast of Saturday Night Live
What do you get the First Lady who turns 50? How about a woman almost half her age who can make...
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SNL #39.5 RECAP: Host Kerry Washington, musical guest Eminem
If you thought the timing of casting Kerry Washington as guest host of Saturday Night Live seemed...
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Nyima Funk is not ready to be on SNL
Talk about your NOT ready for primetime players… Nyima Funk, a Second City alum who has...
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