Episode #130: 2016 Comedy MVPs with Jason Zinoman of the New York Times
by Jason Zinoman is the comedy critic for The New York Times, and has written a new book about David Letterman which will come out April …
Tag: John Early
Art, commerce and somewhere in between lies The Characters of Kate Berlant on Netflix
Kate Berlant’s 36-minute special for The Characters series on Netflix opens in a most remarkable way, as she barely appears onscreen in the first few …
John Early separates character from caricature in his special for The Characters on Netflix
It becomes painfully clear to everyone around John Early in his 35-minute special for The Characters series on Netflix that the comedian and actor has …
Netflix hands out eight half-hour comedy specials in new series, “The Characters”
This is a week for surprise streaming TV deals, isn’t it?! Netflix just announced it already has eight half-hour comedy specials in the can for …
TBS orders comedy series “Search Party” starring Alia Shawkat
Alia Shawkat stars in Search Party, a new comedy TBS has just ordered up for 2016 about “a group of four self-absorbed 20-somethings who come …
Comedians rally to help “New Face” Julio Torres remain a comedy face in America
Julio Torres, a Space Prince on Tumblr and a “New Face of Comedy” in Montreal last month, is in danger of losing his privileges to …
First impressions: 2015 New Faces of Comedy, Group 1
Very impressed by the number of strong, unique voices Montreal’s Just For Laughs has plucked for New Faces in 2015. Please note, as the headline …
Meet the New Faces of Just For Laughs Montreal: Class of 2015
Each July, talent managers, agents and casting agents converge upon Montreal to network, hobnob and circle around the freshest faces in comedy they can find …