Comedy News for the week ending Dec. 4, 2022
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Tag: SiriusXM
The Bonfire with Dan Soder and Big Jay Oakerson returns to SiriusXM March 1 on Faction Talk
After two months off the satellite airwaves, comedians Dan Soder and Big Jay Oakerson are getting back in the SiriusXM studios on Monday. Their comedy talk show, The Bonfire, will air Mondays-Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Faction Talk, Ch. 103. Faction Talk already is home to …
siriusxm launches She’s so Funny channel for women in comedy
At the end of Women’s History Month (it happens each March), SiriusXM announced the launch of a new satellite radio channel celebrating women in comedy. She’s So Funny (channel 105) features superstars and up-and-comers alike around the clock. Coincidentally, Howard Stern announced this week that everyone’s getting free access to …
Episode #291: Tom Papa
In 2020, Tom Papa released his fourth stand-up comedy special, and first for Netflix, called You’re Doing Great! And Tom Papa is doing great. He’s a regular performer on NPR, starring in his own segment on the weekly syndicated show, Live From Here, as well as a recurring role on …
Gilbert Gottfried’s podcast will premiere new episodes first on SiriusXM
Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast! will start airing its newest episodes exclusively on SiriusXM a week before they hit your ears anywhere else. Gottfried’s got actress and director Marsha Mason talking with him and Frank Santopadre today. But future episodes will show up first on SiriusXM Comedy Greats Channel 94, starting tomorrow! …
For October 2019, SiriusXM Channel 105 becomes “The Johnny Carson Channel”
Starting Oct. 1, 2019, and lasting only for that month, SiriusXM is launching The Johnny Carson Channel on SiriusXM Channel 105, featuring the top, handpicked episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Back in Carson’s day, a spot on his show could make or break a stand-up comedian. And Carson …
Al Franken back on the air with SiriusXM weekly show
For his next act, former U.S. Sen. and former Saturday Night Live writer and performer Al Franken is back in front of a microphone. Franken will host a weekly radio show starting this Saturday on SiriusXM. The Al Franken Show will air at 10 a.m. Eastern every Saturday on SiriusXM Progress …
Trevor Moore gets summer tryout on SiriusXM with Comedy Central Radio
On Wednesday nights this month, Comedy Central and SiriusXM are trying out a new half-hour interactive comedy program, The Trevor Moore Show, fronted by Moore. The premise? Moore, comedians, experts, internet folk heroes and the general public tackle some of the world’s most pressing, hot button issues, which Trevor must resolve …
Fortune Feimster and Tom Papa to anchor weekday morning show for Netflix’s new SiriusXM radio channel
Netflix’s new SiriusXM radio channel, Netflix Is A Joke Radio (ch. 93), will get its own live weekday morning show next Monday (July 15, 2019), hosted by stand-up comedians Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster live from Los Angeles. What A Joke with Papa and Fortune will air Mondays-Fridays from 7-9 …
Episode #266: Michelle Collins
Michelle Collins has that gift for gab that translates hilariously well both as a stand-up comedian and as a talk-show host. Collins co-starred for one season on ABC’s The View, and has gone on to host several after-shows for reality series. Among them: ABC’s After Paradise, TLC’s 90 Day Live: A 90 …