The Definitive Guide to Comedy
For everyone who thought that Adam Sandler had stopped trying. For everyone who wondered if Sandler could ever recapture the essence of his comedy that made so many of us love him in the first place. For all of you and then some, Sandler’s first Netflix comedy special may not …
This week in TV development, we’re taking you around the dial and down the streaming services to get you all caught up. In alphabetical order by network… ABC Untitled half-hour from Robin Thede, executive produced with Kay Cannon and Doug Robinson. Inspired by Thede’s childhood growing up in a trailer …
Here’s one for all the 61-year-old raging alcoholics out there: Ron White has a new hour of stand-up comedy on Netflix. White’s a great storyteller, what with his handy cigar and tequila, and treasure trove of anecdotes. In one of the less hilarious but even more insightful moments for stand-up …
Mo Amer received a gift from the comedy gods when an airline upgraded his seat last year to put him in first class next to Eric Trump. Amer turned that trip into a tale worth telling first on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and then into an even longer …
If Joe Rogan likes to joke that he’s a moron, then what does that make his audience, which has grown even larger in the past couple of years as his podcast has also grown to include a five-times-a-week video livestream, and his other job broadcasting for the UFC has gotten …
I find D.L. Hughley a fascinating guy to hear opine on just about anything, whether it’s at the bar sharing a bottle of wine (back in the day) or listening to him on the radio. Which is why I felt underwhelmed by his Netflix special, Contrarian. Perhaps it’s because capturing …
2018 is the year that Team Coco has fully embraced its relationship with stand-up comedy. Sure, the Conan team always has supported comedians, and even put out comedy albums before. But over the past 12 months, the brand also has jumped into the festival game, and become a centerpoint of …
While the Friars Club and Comedy Central have enjoyed ribbing and roasting their famous friends for decades, for the past four years, a group of Los Angeles comedians have gone even older school, hosting live shows around LA called “Historical Roast.” In July, they went after JFK at Dynasty Typewriter. …
If you want to know a lot about Bert Kreischer, then listen to my podcast with him recorded live at Montreal’s Just For Laughs two summers ago. If you want to know why Bert performs shirtless, it’s mostly a party trick that became a habit, and now he’s simply more …
Demetri Martin went all in on the theme for his Netflix special, The Overthinker. Even in the trailer, which doesn’t show you much of anything from the new hour. Which isn’t all necessarily new. You may recognize a bit or two from his old Comedy Central series, or from his …
