The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The film unit that does post-production editing for Saturday Night Live formed a union in the fall, but is still operating without a contract from NBCUniversal. Might they go on strike? They just might! More on that, news you can use if you perform at the newly revived Upright Citizens …
Andrew “Dice” Clay brought Roseanne Barr onstage during one of his Vegas shows at The Laugh Factory this spring, marking Roseanne’s first stand-up appearance since ABC fired her from her own sitcom reboot. Turns out these comedy icons from the 1980s will be making more joint appearances and performances this …
What is it about Barrs in America in 2019? I hesitate to give Roseanne any additional press at this point, because as she openly admits in this profile from Geoff Edgers in The Washington Post, “I’m a troll. I’m the queen of the f‑‑‑ing trolls.” The profile’s headline, equally incredulous: …
Here’s a not-so-throwback Thursday for you, from earlier this week, when Andrew “Dice” Clay invited Roseanne Barr onstage with him at The Laugh Factory in Las Vegas. Roseanne tossed some jabs at ABC for killing her off from her own reboot of Roseanne this past year. Click here for the …
What to make of Roseanne Barr? Yet another hot take? No. Her personal and professional lives, to both the most casual observers and the most ardent fans, have ridden the metaphorical rollercoaster for more than three decades now. And it’s all been well documented. From her initial breakthrough as a …
Just For Laughs has announced the lineup for its fifth annual edition of JFL42, a 42-show headliner stand-up comedy festival held at the end of September in Toronto. Getting top billing in 2016? Jim Gaffigan, Tig Notaro, Trevor Noah, Jim Jefferies, Roseanne Barr, Anthony Jeselnik, Demetri Martin and Chris D’Elia. Of …
We’ve reached the semifinal stages of Last Comic Standing, which means we have only a couple of hours to get the field of stand-up comedians narrowed down from 41 to our 10 finalists for Season 9. Actually, we only have this hour to cut 15 from 20 to make up …
For its second week of Invitationals action, Last Comic Standing headed straight to the jokes. No time for build-up. No time for filler. We’ve got dozens of comedians to sorta see and show you enough of them to want to see more of at least some of them later this …
NBC’s Last Comic Standing opened its ninth season last week with an homage to famous competitors from past years who weren’t famous then. “Over the last eight seasons, one show has launched some of the biggest names in comedy,” the voiceover announces, as the visuals show you past glimpses of …
Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the many varied comedy podcasts Flinn listened to or attended live tapings of during the previous week. Enjoy! NORM MACDONALD LIVE (EP 20 Roseanne Barr) Roseanne …
