The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival announces 2016 lineup
Ding Ding Ding… “and in this corner”. The 2016 edition of the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity festival has officially announced its lineup. And just like in years past, it’s packed to the gills with today top comedy talent including Brian Regan, Dane Cook, Hannibal Buress, Jim Jefferies, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan and more. This year […]
Riot LA Comedy Festival announces Mel Brooks, Ali Wong, and more
Back and bigger than ever, KCRW presents the 5th annual Riot LA Comedy Festival January 20-22, 2017. The fest is expanding into the Microsoft Theater, The Novo and Orpheum and returning to the Theatre at the Ace in Downtown LA. “The Lot” will be hosted by Super Deluxe and features everyone’s favorite carnival rides, arcade […]
CNN to premiere “The History of Comedy” in February
The History of Comedy, executive produced by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner (Hazy Mills) with Emmy Award winners Mark Herzog and Christopher G. Cowen (Herzog & Company), will premiere Thursday, February 9th, at 9pm on CNN. Following a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Using archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends, […]
Game Changers of Comedy: Ali Wong
To create a milestone in comedy, in the 2010s, seems impossible. What could possibly be left to do in stand-up that hasn’t been done before? Throughout the 60s, too many were performing while high on LSD. Lenny Bruce improvised long sets. Pryor stabbed a heckler with a fork. Louis CK called his daughter an asshole. […]
Nikki Glaser, “Everybody’s In LA” & “Hacks” Among Top Comedy TV Nominees For 30th Critics Choice Awards
Nikki Glaser, John Mulaney’s Everybody’s In LA & Hacks. Courtesy of HBO/Max & Netflix. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) today announced the TV category nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards set to air on E! Sunday, January 12th with host Chelsea Handler. And among this year’s comedy nominations: stand-up comedy, late night & […]
Frankie Quiñones Sets Debut Comedy Special At Hulu With Ali Wong Directing
Courtesy of Hulu. Photo credit: Enkrypt & Clayton Hawkins. Hulu‘s stand-up comedy lineup, Hularious, is continuing to get bigger by the day. The streamer announced today that it’ll release comedian Frankie Quiñones‘ debut comedy special with fellow comic Ali Wong directing & Irwin Entertainment producing. The special’s release date & further details will be revealed […]
This Week In Comedy: “Saturday Night” Opens In Theaters Nationwide
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Photo credit: Hopper Stone. This Week In Comedy: it’s a sentimental & special week in the world of comedy as it was around this week 49 years ago (on October 11th, 1975 to specific) that Saturday Night Live premiered on NBC, the show that revolutionized live television & sketch comedy […]
Watch The Trailer For Ali Wong’s New Special, “Single Lady”
Ali Wong is coming back to Netflix with a brand-new special. And now, they’ve released the first trailer for it. Everything to know about Ali Wong’s new Netflix special, “Single Lady.” In the latest special – titled Single Lady – Wong talks about how her life has changed since getting divorced, and her quest for […]
Ali Wong’s New Netflix Special, “Single Lady,” Debuts October 8th
Ali Wong is back on Netflix with a brand-new special. Everything to know about Ali Wong’s new Netflix special, “Single Lady.” Wong is no stranger to Netflix, having made quite a splash with her previous specials, Ali Wong: Don Wong, Ali Wong: Baby Cobra, and Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife. Additionally, she also worked with the streamer last […]
Special Tapings Radar: The Funniest Comics Taping Comedy Specials This Month (May 2024)
Pictured L to R clockwise: Katt Williams, Ali Wong, Deon Cole, Matt Rife, Arnez J, Eddie Pepitone, Melissa Villaseñor & Courtney Maginnis. We’re rolling into May now, which means it time to share this month’s Special Tapings Radar. This is where we showcase & highlight all the funniest comedians who are getting ready to record […]