Chris Rock inks deal to make two new stand-up specials for Netflix
by He’s back! Chris Rock has been working on new stand-up material for the past couple of years, before and after making his movie, Top Five, …
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Iliza Shlesinger’s third Netflix special, “Confirmed Kills” launches as she embarks on late-night development deal with Freeform
It’s a great day and late-night for Iliza Shlesinger today. The former Last Comic Standing winner’s third Netflix stand-up special, Confirmed Kills, debuted in the …
Review: Cedric The Entertainer’s “Live from the Ville” (Netflix)
After talking with Cedric the Entertainer yesterday, I’ve followed up with a formal review of his Netflix special. Here’s an excerpt: Cedric manages to balance …
Cedric The Entertainer with the low down on The Comedy Get Down and his new Netflix special, “Live From the Ville”
Cedric The Entertainer already has spent a couple of hours on the phone, waking up before dawn, before ringing me up to promote his new …
Dan Whitney breaks from “Larry the Cable Guy” character to explain it after “FOX & Friends” segment backlash
Larry the Cable Guy made the media rounds today to promote his new Netflix special with Jeff Foxworthy, but even before noon, the comedian made …
Two-fer-one gitting-r-done: Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy team up for Netflix stand-up special
They’re called the “Blue Collar” comedians, even though there’s very little blue-collar about telling jokes for a living and making millions of dollars at it. And …
Review: David Cross, “Making America Great Again!” (Netflix)
David Cross has been mocking Trump both in his material and in the title of his stand-up comedy tour throughout 2016, but he couldn’t have …
MST3K revival will debut on Netflix with 14 episodes
Over the weekend at Comic-Con in San Diego, the cast of the new edition of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and creator Joel Hodgson announced that …
Pregnant pause for punchlines: Ali Wong’s “Baby Cobra” (Netflix), Kira Soltanovich’s “You Did This To Me” (Amazon) and more experiences from comedy moms
We’ve all seen pregnant woman perform comedy before, even if the memory isn’t on instant recall for you. Saturday Night Live reminded us this past …
Episode #99: Gary Gulman
Gary Gulman is the tallest funniest Jew I know, and I’ve known him personally since 2004, when he competed on seasons two and three of …