Review: Brendan Schaub, “You’d Be Surprised” on Showtime
by Brendan Schaub, a former UFC fighter who has turned to podcasting and now stand-up comedy, released his first comedy special over the weekend on Showtime. …
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Showtime adding second weekly episodes of Desus and Mero for summer 2019
Starting next week, Showtime is doubling up on talk show DESUS & MERO, expanding the show to two nights a week through the summer. Already …
Showtime plans four-part documentary series on The Comedy Store and Mitzi Shore
I’m Dying Up Here may have died after two seasons on Showtime, but the pay cable network is going directly to the source material for …
Review: Tone Bell, “Can’t Cancel This” on Showtime
In real life, Tone Bell’s not engaged nor married yet, but just like in Fam, he’s the product of a happily-married couple. Being an adult only …
Review: Howie Mandel Presents Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club, on Showtime
When’s the last time you saw him giggling after blowing up a latex glove on his head? He still had a full head of hair …
Review: Sommore, “A Queen With No Spades,” on Showtime
Sommore is 52. Leslie Jones is 51. While Jones broke out as a star as the oldest cast member ever hired by Saturday Night Live four years …
Episode #246: Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins was the legendary frontman for hardcore punk band Black Flag in the 1980s, then his own Rollins Band into the 90s and early …
Review: Erik Griffin, “AmERIKan Warrior” on Showtime
Erik Griffin played a Vietnam vet in Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, but his 2018 stand-up comedy special portrays him as a different kind of …
Review: Kirk Fox, “That Guy” on Showtime
Kirk Fox only really looks like That Guy when he’s sporting his mustache. Fox had more of a five o’clock shadow going on when he …
Behind the scenes of Riki Lindhome’s one-shot long-take scene from Showtime’s “Kidding”
Showtime’s Kidding is a great series, a wonderful blend of comedy, innocence and pathos, as well as a perfect vehicle for Jim Carrey’s return to …