Review: Mo Gilligan, “Momentum” on Netflix
by Mo Gilligan was creeping up on 30 when his Instagram blew up, thanks to Drake. Then Gilligan got on British TV a bunch, and last …
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Review: Nikki Glaser, “Bangin'” on Netflix
There’s a moment about 13 minutes into Nikki Glaser’s 2019 Netflix special in which she jokingly describes her origin story. “An innocuous compliment from a …
Review: Jeff Dunham, “Beside Himself” on Netflix
After more than 40 years of performing ventriloquism on TV, Jeff Dunham not only remained popular heading into the pandemic, but commanded arena-sized audiences around …
Review: Bill Burr, “Paper Tiger” on Netflix
As I wrote for Decider when this special came out last fall: Don’t let the trailer fool you. The rat-a-tat-tat of hot-button words rattled off …
Netflix announces first comedy festival, weeklong event in Los Angeles at end of April 2020
Netflix has dominated stand-up comedy specials for the past few years, and now it’s looking to dominate the comedy festival landscape, announcing today its first …
Tom Segura has two Netflix specials coming in 2020, with one en Español
Tom Segura’s fourth and fifth stand-up specials for Netflix will cover two different languages. Tom Segura: Ball Hog, premieres March 24 in English; a second, untitled special will be …
Episode #288: David Wain
David Wain has been on the cutting edge of digital comedy since the turn of the century, making short films for his live comedy shows …
Netflix gets Adam Sandler to make four more movies for the streaming platform
Netflix is staying in the Adam Sandler business. The streaming platform announced Friday a deal extending the partnership with Sandler and his Happy Madison production …
Netflix outbids HBO Max to keep Ali Wong on its platform
Speaking of Netflix and HBO Max duking it out for comedy rights in 2020, we also learned today that Netflix shelled out an eight-figure deal …
Episode #282: Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin is a comedian and actor who honed his chops in the 1980s with The Second City, alongside the likes of Stephen Colbert and …