Comedy News for Feb. 27 to March 5, 2023
by Joe Rogan landed his Comedy Mothership in Austin finally this week, after two years of planning. Just in time for SXSW 2023? Not exactly, although …
Tag: Russell Brand
Review: Russell Brand, “Re:Birth” on Netflix
I’ve long held a love/ambivalence about the comedian and actor Russell Brand. On the one hand, Brand holds a world of ideas within his head …
Comedy Central is doing a Roast Battle UK, with Jimmy Carr hosting
Jimmy Carr won the inaugural “Roast Masters Invitational” tournament at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival in 2015 that helped Jeff Ross land a Comedy Central …
Documentaries on SNL, the National Lampoon highlight 2015 Tribeca Film Festival slate
The Tribeca Film Festival already had announced a big, NYC-based offering to kick off the 2015 slate — #TFF2015 April 15-26, 2015 — with the …
Russell Brand becomes only person on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” doing his or her job
Looks like CNN picked the right morning to relaunch its morning news program. Meanwhile, over on MSNBC, Monday’s “Morning Joe” invited comedian Russell Brand onto …
Comedy Headlines for 06/07/13
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Joan Rivers turns 80 on June 8, and she and her daughter Mellissa will be part of …
Let’s do it LIVE! Old TV format is new again with comedians hosting late-night talkers in 2013
One of the breakout series on TV this month isn’t on one of the five broadcast networks, nor is it scripted, nor is it even …
What’s your favorite format for a Russell Brand talk show?
FX will go live this week for the return of Russell Brand’s late-night talk show, BrandX with Russell Brand. It’s the fourth format for BrandX …
Comedy headlines for 11/27/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… FX has renewed Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell for a new, full 13-episode “second” season in 2013, …
FX re-ups “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” pairs new episodes with revamped Russell Brand show
W. Kamau Bell had planned to leverage the first season of his FX late-night talk show into a successful stand-up comedy tour this fall. Turns …