Episode #162: I Mom So Hard (Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley)
by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley had mutual friends growing up in Nebraska, but didn’t meet each other until they were both aspiring comedic actresses in …
Tag: YouTube
R.I.P. Stevie Ryan (1984-2017)
Stevie Ryan, one of the first YouTubers to score her own comedy series on TV, has died. She was 33. Ryan, born June 2, 1984, …
Episode #151: Aunty Donna
Aunty Donna is an Australian sketch comedy group that includes no aunts and no Donnas, but instead one Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly and Zachary …
Kevin Hart to star in “What The Fit?” webseries for YouTube via his Laugh Out Loud Network
YouTube’s official Upfronts presentation this morning featured several new exclusive webseries fronted by A-list celebrities, including Ellen DeGeneres, Demi Lovato and Kevin Hart. Hart will …
And now there is a fourth New Faces category, for Creators
Just when you thought you’d never get called to Montreal’s New Faces at Just For Laughs because all of your comedy is on Snapchat and …
2016: The year we doubled the number of stand-up comedy specials. 2017: Doubling again?
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 …
Books / News / Web series
Henry’s Kitchen now available as a cookbook
If you’re one of the millions of fans of comedian Henry Phillips who’ve watched his YouTube series, “Henry’s Kitchen,” then you’ll be pleased to know …
Episode #124: Yousef Erakat (AKA fouseyTUBE)
Yousef Erakat has upward of 10 million YouTube subscribers for fouseyTUBE and won the 2016 Entertainer of the Year honors at the Streamy Awards, and …
Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Bill Simmons on the future of late-night TV, podcasting
The abrupt series finale of HBO’s Any Given Wednesday weekly talk show hosted by Bill Simmons brought with it many jokes, thanks to his guests …
Episode #117: Colleen Ballinger (AKA Miranda Sings)
Miranda Sings has been telling Haters to back off since she first uploaded a hilariously bad cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” in late 2007. Since …