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Finally! Some great, encouraging news to share regarding comedian Ardie Fuqua, courtesy of our mutual friend and comedian, Wil Sylvince. I’ll let Wil tell it to you straight: “To all who’s concerned about Ardie Fuqua, he’s doing a lot better but still has a long way to fully recover. He’s finally …
The Comedy Cellar launched a fund-raiser online last night for comedian Ardie Fuqua, a regular host at the Cellar who remains in critical condition in a New Jersey hospital following the June 7 crash on the NJ Turnpike that also injured Tracy Morgan and killed their friend, fellow comedian James …
Some encouraging news last night from New Jersey, where Tracy Morgan and his assistant, Jeffrey Millea, both were upgraded to fair condition by hospital officials. Morgan’s publicist, Lewis Kay, said: “His personality is certainly starting to come back as well.” Wish I had better news to share about Ardie Fuqua, …
You could know James McNair in Peekskill, N.Y., as an upstanding resident, and hear others call him “Jimmy Mack” without ever really knowing why. You might have crossed paths with “Jimmy Mack” without ever knowing his real name was James McNair, or that he was a longtime friend of Tracy …
Any other night, seeing Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock perform at the same comedy club would be the kind of occasion to become entertainment’s top headline and even conjure up a GQ article a year later just to reminisce. But Saturday night wasn’t any other night in comedy. Or at …
Horrible news. One man is dead and four others are in critical condition following a multi-car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike overnight. Police identified James McNair, 63, of Peekskill, N.Y., as the first victim from the crash, which involved two tractor trailers, an SUV, two cars and a limo …
They came not to bury him, but to praise him by metaphorically burying him. Which, when you’re a legendary comedian such as Don Rickles who made your bones by busting balls of the famous and infamous for more than six decades, is tribute indeed. Particularly coming on the occasion of …
This just in! Spike TV has gathered an all-star collection of comedians to pay tribute to the guy who insulted them all, and did so with love, 87-year-old Don Rickles. One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles will feature David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Robert De …
If he wasn’t already a bona fide star upon leaving Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan certainly was when he returned to the 30 Rock fold in the sitcom that loosely fictionalized him and the makings of TV sketch comedy. With an emphasis on loosely. As Morgan prepares to unveil his …
FXX so much wants It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to be a part of its primetime programming for the next three years, that it not only renewed the sitcom for seasons 11-12 already, but also ordered an untitled Tracy Morgan sitcom straight to series with 10 episodes because the It’s …
