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Wrestling great Ric Flair appeared in a fantasy sequence that opened the new stand-up comedy special from Ron Funches, and now the comedian will emcee a “nightmare” for Flair — the Roast of Ric Flair, throwing down May 24, 2019, in Las Vegas as part of the Starrcast II wrestling …
You knew Joan Laurer as Chyna, the bodybuilder who broke through the gender lines of professional wrestling and became a superstar with the WWE when it was still known as the WWF in the late 1990s. Billed as “The Ninth Wonder of the World,” Chyna became the first and only …
Hacksaw Jim Duggan is the latest greatest hall of fame wrestler from the ranks of the WWE to trade the ring for the stage as a stand-up comedian. Duggan starts his “The 2×4 Tour” in his hometown of Glens Falls, NY, on Tuesday, with stops planned the next couple of …
The “feud” between Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and the WWE’s Seth Rollins came to a head Monday night on the pro wrestling’s live RAW telecast, as Rollins mocked Stewart with a fake “Daily Show” set, only to have the satirical news anchor show up and kick him right in the …
Colt Cabana is both wrestler and comedian. At the Edinburgh Fringe this August, that makes him both performer and fan. In this fun promotional video for his own show, Cabana spends another rainy day in Edinburgh trying to get tickets to one of the multitude of great comedy shows happening …
This year’s edition of The Andy Kaufman Award finals featured a special appearance by Tony Danza, who co-starred with Kaufman on the sitcom Taxi in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Before the finalists competed in front of a live audience at Gotham Comedy Club on Nov. 12, 2012, Danza offered …
