The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you think it’s still tough out there in the comedy trenches for a woman wanting to make it as a stand-up, then just imagine what it must be like for a black women. Heck, don’t imagine it. Go out and talk to some black women in comedy. That’s what …
When was the last time Artie Lange was too nasty for his own good? As he told me in December on my podcast, The Comic’s Comic Presents Last Things First: “It was at my friend’s house. My friend’s brother had married a black girl, and I didn’t realize it. And I …
For the past year and more, comedians have squared off in head-to-head competitions to match wits and trade insults at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, Calif., in what have become hugely popular Roast Battles. Jeffrey Ross, aka “The Roastmaster General,” has overseen the Roast Battles in Los Angeles, and …
Comedy Central has announced the featured comedians for the third season of Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution, which returns with a premiere episode at midnight Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Some of “Fluffy’s” favorites are back for more showcases in the new six-episode season, as well as his friend, Martin Moreno, …
In the early morning hours of July 2, 2014, the proceedings outside The Comedy Store on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip suddenly became more of a battleground than the Roast Battle happening inside it. Cops with a shotgun drawn. Another night @thecomedystore https://t.co/OnoVInctkP — Kyle Ray (@theKYLERAY) July 2, 2014 Someone called …
Dave Attell gives back to some of his fellow comedy veterans, and in a very real way has given back to military veterans and their families, through filming his new stand-up showcase series, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, which debuts at 1 a.m. Sunday on Comedy Central following the premiere of …
You’re not going to catch Luenell wearing Spanx. Not that that was the first thing you were thinking when she walked onstage for Wednesday night’s episode of The Arsenio Hall Show. Instead, think about why men are sexting and what they’re sexting you, and whether you should believe any of …
