Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2016
by Variety has announced its annual “10 Comics to Watch” list for 2016, almost two months before they’ll be feted at the end of July at …
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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 …
IFC’s special guests for the second half of season 3: Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman
IFC’s talk show with the most liberal interpretations of talk and show — Comedy Bang! Bang! with host Scott Aukerman and musical cohort Reggie Watts — returns Oct. 17 for the …
Showtime presents “House of Lies” LIVE and improvising from the UCB Theatre
Improv comedy fans received an early Christmas and New Year’s present when Showtime announced it’s airing a long-form comedy special with Ben Schwartz and his …
First look: Montreal’s 2012 New Faces, Characters and Unrepped
For the second consecutive year, Montreal’s Just For Laughs expanded its New Faces concept to include separate showcases for sketch performers (New Faces Characters) and …
The 14th Del Close Marathon: Now with more TV starpower
Gil Ozeri stared down Adam Pally for a few seconds that seemed to stop time. Then Ozeri bum-rushed Pally and tackled him onstage. That a …