The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Tiffany Haddish used her leverage in show business, circa 2019, to get some of her friends on Netflix, too. Who’d she pick and why? Let’s let Haddish explain in her own words why each of the six comedians in They Ready were ready for their own half-hours. Tracey Ashley “Here’s …
Tiffany Haddish’s catchphrase, “She Ready,” also served as the title of her Showtime stand-up special in 2017. Now she’s ready to help six of her friends in comedy take the next step, presenting and producing their first half-hour specials for Netflix. It’s called They Ready, with filming taking place last …
“We started with 100 of America’s funniest comedians.” Or so the voiceover guy tells us. But now we have 28 semifinalists, and tonight 14 of them battle for five spots, with guest mentors Amy Schumer (past Last Comic finalist) and Wanda Sykes (current Last Comic executive producer) giving them pointers. …
Welcome back to Last Comic Standing! Or, as new host J.B. Smoove proclaimed near the top of Thursday night’s two-hour premiere on NBC: Smoove “I just want everyone to welcome back to a bigger, better, greater Last Comic Standing!” Hold for applause. What’s different now in season eight, four years removed …
So who received invites to the televised comedy competition that is Last Comic Standing in 2014? Here are your Top 100 who auditioned for Season 8 of Last Comic. The season premieres Thursday on NBC. Not listed in order of finish or preference. Not yet, anyhow. How many of these …
Oprah welcomes some more female comedy to her OWN cable channel this summer, thanks to two stand-up specials hosted by Wanda Sykes that’ll tape in Chicago this week. Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious will tape this Wednesday at Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios. If you’re 21 or older and want to attend the …
