Review: Jesus Trejo, “Stay At Home Son” on Showtime
by Jesus Trejo scored an impressive debut with his first stand-up special, which premiered on Showtime in May. Trejo’s first joke will hit home with people …
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Review: “Mo’Nique & Friends: Live From Atlanta” on Showtime
Mo’Nique sued Netflix for discrimination, then somehow settled for hosting a showcase on Showtime? I still don’t understand it. Each of her friends — Prince …
Review: Eddie Griffin, “E-NIGGMA” on Showtime
Eddie Griffin held down a Las Vegas residency before the pandemic hit, and filmed his most recent stand-up special there for Showtime. The looseness of …
Review: Celeste Barber, “Challenge Accepted” on Showtime
Australian actress and comedian Celeste Barber became globally famous for her Instagram challenges, attempting to duplicate glossy celebrity photo spreads to hilarious effect. How does …
Review: Gary Owen, “#DoinWhatIDo” on Showtime
My gut instinct was to write a review based on his title: This is what he does. But Gary Owen’s 2019 special, which premiered on …
Mo’Nique coming to Showtime, with a little help from her friends
Showtime is giving Mo’Nique the stand-up special she’s been seeking. With a catch. It’s Mo’Nique & Friends. Filmed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, the …
Episode #283: Abby McEnany
Abby McEnany stars as a fictionalized version of herself in the new Showtime series Work In Progress. On Showtime, Abby is a 45-year-old overweight queer …
Episode #279: Celeste Barber
Celeste Barber had appeared on Australian television as a regular on the hospital soap opera All Saints in the late 2000s, but that wasn’t translating …
Review: Lavell Crawford, “New Look, Same Funny!” on Showtime
Lavell Crawford, who burst onto the national scene a decade ago thanks to Last Comic Standing, then found himself a role in both Breaking Bad …
Showtime orders “Work In Progress” comedy series
Showtime has ordered an eight-episode season of the new half-hour comedy series WORK IN PROGRESS, created by Abby McEnany and Tim Mason. McEnany stars in …