The Daily Show announces first guest hosts for 2023, and more
by Check out the first five weeks of guest hosts for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, kicking off next Tuesday with Leslie Jones, and continuing with …
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Jo Koy at Madison Square Garden headlines 2022 New York Comedy Festival lineup
Get ready to add Jo Koy to the list of stand-up comedians who’ve made it to the big time of headlining Madison Square Garden. Koy …
Ben & Jerry’s Unveils Punch Line Netflix Ice Cream Flavor
There’s a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, and it’s got Netflix written all over it. The flavor is called Punch Line. What’s in …
Review: Wanda Sykes, “Not Normal” on Netflix
The first Netflix special for Wanda Sykes also is the first for any black woman in stand-up, which jeepers creepers, should not be considered normal …
Judy Gold, Wanda Sykes, Jenny Hagel and Cameron Esposito take on what’s acceptable in joke telling in 2019 (Women in the World Summit)
In case you missed it, and according to this YouTube view count of 508, you did miss it entirely, earlier this month at the 2019 …
BET’s full late-night revamp for 2017 includes Deon Cole game show, 50 Cent variety show and more
BET may have leaked word early about the network’s upcoming new late-night talk show hosted by former Nightly Show head writer/correspondent Robin Thede (and executive …
Here’s your SXSW Comedy lineup for March 10-19, 2017
BOOM BOOM BBQ, the SXSW announcement is here! Read it and laugh… South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the initial …
How America’s political divide trumps live comedy shows at the end of 2016
We’ve all heard and seen the reports coming in from theaters and comedy clubs across the country this past year. Donald Trump’s divide-and-conquer presidential campaign, …
Comics Come Home 22 exposes divisiveness of audiences to political comedy in 2016
Denis Leary isn’t afraid of being an asshole. It’s the title of his longtime hit comedy single, and Leary has even updated it with the …
Review: Wanda Sykes in “What Happened…Ms. Sykes?” on EPIX
Before she ever started stand-up comedy, Wanda Sykes worked as a contractor for the NSA and hyphenated her last name to include her husband’s surname. …