The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you weren’t already excited to see the movie Trainwreck this summer (and well, you should be! please read my early review of Trainwreck from SXSW), then this certainly will do the trick. Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow will hit the road in June for seven all-star stand-up comedy showcases …
And then there will be 11. Jim Gaffigan announced today that he’s added a date to the end of his 2015 tour schedule, and it’s a biggie — well, the biggest venue in size and prestige to stand-up comedians: New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Gaffigan will perform the MSG …
On Friday, Gabriel Iglesias became only the 10th stand-up comedian to ever play the full arena at New York City’s Madison Square Garden as a solo headliner. Iglesias put that feat into perspective in a brief note to fans. As comedians we have a list of goals in our career. -Make …
Each of the past couple of years has made a big impact personally and professionally on stand-up comedian Tig Notaro. And yet, somehow, it’s only April and Notaro’s already shaping up to make an even bigger splash comedically in 2015, with a stand-up special on tap with HBO, a documentary …
Move over Childish Gambino and Eddie Murphy, there’s a new gal in town who’s ready to make with the funny and the music both in a summer concert tour, as Anjelah Johnson is ready to perform 14 dates across the South and West this July as her character Bon Qui …
That NBC sitcom Undateable not only would survive an initial short-order rookie season last summer, but also become the anchor of the network’s lineup this spring, says as much about the state of NBC’s comedy programming as it does about this particular stand-up-filled multi-cam from Bill Lawrence. That NBC would …
This essay originally appeared on Ron Babcock’s website and is reprinted here by his request and with his permission. A LONG BUT BY NO MEANS DEFINITIVE “HOW TO GUIDE” FOR DOING YOUR OWN DIY STANDUP TOUR Hello, my name is Ron Babcock and I’m a comic in LA. Last year …
Jim Gaffigan wanted to make an important announcement today about chili, so let’s hear it for Jim! OK, so maybe it was about more than just a good bowl of chili. Turns out Gaffigan — who’s currently in production on the first season of The Jim Gaffigan Show for a …
Americans who live west of the Mississippi River will get a chance to see global comedian Eddie Izzard this spring and summer as Izzard’s “Force Majeure World Tour” returns to the U.S. for a run of theater dates from May 19 through July 1, 2015. Among the gigs is a …
Nick Thune‘s hometown Seattle Seahawks might not have sent the stand-up comedian off on a victory tour this week, but off to tour he shall go, nevertheless. Thune will have friends Kate Berlant and Ben Kronberg opening for him on a tour that kicks off Wednesday in Portland, Maine, and …
