Episode #307: Carlos Alazraqui
by Discussions of racial representation and onscreen depiction of the police both hit home for Carlos Alazraqui. Born to Argentinian parents, Carlos has spent the most …
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Montreal’s Just For Laughs Goes Virtual For 2020
And now it’s official. Montreal’s Just For Laughs won’t convene in person this summer, or this fall, or at all in 2020. Instead, JFL is …
Here are some of the Comedy Clubs and Theaters that received more than $150,000 from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program This Year
When the federal Small Business Administration finally released information this week on how they distributed $670 billion in available funds this spring through PPP (Paycheck …
COVID-19 Pandemic Cancels Mark Twain Prize For American Humor in 2020
The Kennedy Center has announced there will be no Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2020, postponing the ceremony until June 2021 due to …
Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution
First the UCB closed up its doors in New York City. Now comes word that the Chicago theater that gave birth to the Upright Citizens …