The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Netflix is celebrating the second of its exclusive movies starring Adam Sandler by having the star head out for a mini stand-up comedy tour in May with his co-stars and comedy buddies. Sandler will be joined on tour by David Spade, Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider and special guests for seven …
The cast and crew of Pee-wee’s Big Holiday held a big-screen premiere party at one of the biggest parties in America — Austin’s SXSW festival — on Thursday night, even though everyone everywhere could watch the first Pee-wee Herman movie in a quarter-century from the comfort of wherever thanks to …
Jimmy Carr is the first British comedian to produce an original stand-up comedy special for Netflix, and Carr celebrated the occasion with a five-minute performance Thursday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. So here’s a sampler platter of one-liners from Carr’s new special, Jimmy Carr: Funny Business. Roll …
Who books that? It’s an oft-posed question whenever your comedian friend lands a huge opportunity, and among the best stand-up gigs in the show business these days are a Netflix special and a slot in Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival. Both of those places now have new bookers in …
Chelsea Handler announced details of her new talk show on Netflix today, with a handwritten letter explaining Handler will host three episodes per week — releasing on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays — starting May 11, 2016. She wrote in this note to self: Dear You, This is your new show …
Natasha Rothwell has traded 30 Rock for the Sony lot, writing now for Issa Rae’s HBO series, Insecure. But Rothwell’s own characters in her half-hour special for The Characters on Netflix are quite secure, assured and ready to break down barriers. She had been writing and creating characters for years, …
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 minutes. Instead, one after another, real-life artists, actors and architects sing the praises of the performance artist “Denise St. Roy.” Casey Jane Ellison, Jemima Kirke, Tony …
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 control issues, whether he’s constantly interrupting the woman he’s coaxing into telling her George W. Bush story, shushing everyone at his wedding rehearsal dinner, or …
Lance Bangs has become today’s go-to director for comedians filming their stand-up specials, road shows, showcases and documentaries. His credits since 2013 alone include directing Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Chelsea Peretti, Jen Kirkman, Kyle Kinane, John Hodgman and Bridget Everett. He followed Todd Barry on his Crowd Work Tour, hopped …
Theo Von is a “reality TV” star who decided he wanted to be a stand-up comedian, and still, all these years later, he seems he’s still playing by the old cliche rule of “not here to make friends.” His first full stand-up special, No Offense, debuted today on Netflix. I …
