The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Sam Grittner is one of the best comedians on Twitter. Don’t take my word for it? OK, then how about Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post and famous comedians such as “Weird” Al Yankovic, who are among the tens of thousands who follow him and have put him on best of …
Since we’ve reached an agreement that each and every Twitter burst from Donald J. Trump now holds weight as an official statement of the current sitting President of the United States of America…and yes, that’s as of now still a fact… The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has gone ahead …
Jimmy Kimmel sets up this bit rather nicely. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose daughter serves as a propaganda officer for President Trump, keeps writing horribly unfunny jokes on Twitter. Huckabee fashions himself to be a comedian — and I’ve even seen him in a comedy club before, way back …
Since President Donald J. Trump loves his Twitter account so much, and yet continues to act like a spoiled brat on it, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah did the next right thing: They created a browser extension so Trump’s Tweets read like he’s an eight-year-old. Or, in other words: …
Six years ago, many an aspiring comedian dreamed of writing the perfect Tweet or series of Tweets that would launch their careers as stand-ups or comedy writers. Today, the best that comedian can hope for is an onscreen mention on @midnight, probably. The worst? Death threats. Stephen Spinola has experienced …
A few minutes after Donald J. Trump took the inaugural oath to become our 45th president of the United States, Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich mocked the president’s youngest child, writing on Twitter that 10-year-old “Barron will be this country’s first homeschool shooter.” By Saturday, Rich was gone from …
Fans and friends of Laurie Kilmartin already had read her Twitter account of sitting by her father’s side as he lay dying of lung cancer in the winter of 2014. Kilmartin’s heartbreaking and hilarious 140-character thought process as she coped with her impending loss and her family captivated thousands of …
Forget your 15 minutes of fame, and now forget trying for six looping seconds of social media stardom. R.I.P. Vine. Twitter announced today it will discontinue Vine, the mobile app it acquired. The website will remain active, though, as will all of the six-second videos you’ve made for it. At …
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, Damon Wayans spent his 55th birthday on Friday performing at Carolines on Broadway, and promoted the gigs with a half-hour session on Power 105.1 FM’s “The Breakfast Club” with DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee. Perhaps you’ve seen the Internet light a viral fire …
This just in! Twitter has ramped up its policing of joke thieves, plagiarists and imposters of famous funny folks. A long-running Chris Rock imposter’s account (@ChrisRockOZ): Suspended! A fake Bill Murray? Now just a string of RTs and some private Instagram photos. The @itsWillyFerrell account continues with 1.76 million followers, …
