The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Ted Alexandro has a long history of activism offstage, not only on behalf of the downtrodden, but also for his fellow comedians. So if you’re looking for someone to tell you the truth about this concrete jungle where dreams are made of, Ted’s your guy. “Living in New York is …
Might Ricky Gervais, the comedian who first got audiences tuned into podcasts with his previous radio show, be coming back to radio? He’s got a new pilot out for SiriusXM radio, Ricky Gervais is Deadly Sirius, and you can check it out now if you haven’t heard it yet on …
My latest Humor In Hindsight column for Decider looks back at the start of Trevor Noah’s rapid rise through the stand-up comedy ranks, which began in his native South Africa. You Laugh But It’s True followed Noah at 25, directed and produced by David Paul Meyer (now a producer for …
Kate Berlant and John Early are unique characters in stand-up comedy, and yet you almost always see them together, whether it’s in each other’s half-hour specials for Netflix’s The Characters, in their joint project for Vimeo, 555, or on the bill together on shows from New York City to Los …
If you’re wondering why I haven’t gotten back to you about your stand-up comedy album, then please allow me to remind you just what kind of comedy boom you’re a part of these days. In 2015, TV networks and streaming services produced 44 stand-up hours (or specials). That seemed like …
Kate Berlant and John Early worked together on each other’s half-hour special episode of The Characters for Netflix, and often collaborate on- and offstage. Now they’ve released a new anthology of five short films — 555 — on Vimeo with director Andrew DeYoung that’s set in Hollywood, telling tales of …
Before we ever heard about Trevor Noah in America, Loyiso Gola was the star of his own Emmy-nominated TV satire in South Africa, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola. He appeared in a PBS documentary in 2014 hosted by The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj called Stand Up Planet, and now …
Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer host the popular weekly comedy showcase Crash Test at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, and for one epic night, they took Crash Test on the road – hosting the show from a tour bus along the streets of Hollywood. Their Crash Test: With Rob …
“Paul Scheer and I made a comedy special on a moving bus. A lot of people got killed of course.” That’s what Rob Huebel says, but of course, the name of their weekly comedy showcase at the UCB Theatre in Hollywood is called CRASH TEST. And so, too, is this …
Gizmodo has called High Maintenance “the greatest show not on television.” Not anymore. HBO ordered a six-episode run of the Vimeo webseries on Monday — April 20, aka 4/20, aka the high holy day for stoners — to follow the adventures of a friendly Brooklyn pot dealer. “High Maintenance has …
