Comedy streaming app “Laugh.ly” inks deals with Comedy Central, Comedy Dynamics, and others
When we first brought to your attention back in May a new streaming app that was exclusive to comedy, we knew that said app, Laugh.ly, was going all in. And now we can easily say that’s the case. The comedy streamers have announced content partnerships with all of the leading names and brands in the […]
Drew Michael is “Funny to Death”
I first became aware of Drew Michael when I was a cocktail server at a comedy club in Chicago. Very quickly I realized when Michael took the stage, a couple of things were going to happen. One, he was going to talk about some dark and possibly uncomfortable things like incest. And two, people were […]
Your first look at “Jeff Ross Roasts Cops” on Comedy Central
Jeff Ross travels to Boston to chat with the city’s police commissioner before his first attempt to roast a room filled with extremely unamused cops. Yes, he’s at it again. As if doing this at a prison wasn’t walking close enough to the line for Ross, now he’s sticking it to the cops. During the […]
This week on TV: Jeff Ross presents Roast Battle
This week on TV, Comedy Central brings us Roast Battle live from Montreal and the Just For Laughs comedy festival, MADtv returns, and A&E delivers in Black and White. On Tuesday, the sketch comedy series MADtv returns to a new network (CW) and a new time slot (primetime rather than late night) after airing on […]
“Roast Battle” at Just For Laughs adds judges Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, and Seth Rogen
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle at Just For Laughs has just added four new stellar judges to their already ridiculously awesome lineup. The biggest names in comedy will round out the all-star lineup of judges for with Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart and Seth Rogen joining previously announced judges Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah […]
David Spade is the Roastmaster for Comedy Central’s Roast of Rob Lowe
Comedy Central has found its Roastmaster for the upcoming roast of Rob Lowe and it’s a guy that knows Lowe really well, we’re talking about David Spade. Spade and Lowe go way back to the days of when the two both starred in the film Tommy Boy and Lowe hosted some episodes of Saturday Night […]
Comedian Mike Lawrence announces the “Fantastic Tour”
“Hey folks, I’m going on my first ever tour… A Fantastic Tour!” proclaims comedian Mike Lawrence on his Facebook page. “Joe Karg did this awesome poster!” and “Super excited about this as you can tell by all the exclamation points!” Mike Lawrence is an Emmy nominated New York City based comedian from South Florida who […]
This Week on TV: Documentary Now!
Now that summer has pretty much come and gone, TV is just about back in full swing. Some of the networks are getting a jump on the new fall season as we have five series premieres, one new special, and the Primetime Emmy winners will be revealed. On Wednesday, the second season of Documentary Now! premieres […]
Mike Lawrence is the 2016 “Roast Battle” Champion
16 people entered, one man left and that man is Mike Lawrence. Lawrence is the 2016 Roast Battle Champion. He was crowned Sunday evening after a live telecast on Comedy Central and 4 night competition from Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival. Lawrence took down Sarah Tiana to take the title. It wasn’t an easy route […]
Ali Siddiq’s “Damaged Goods” showcases an honest tell-all
Ali Siddiq’s comedy captures pretty average situations on his album, Damaged Goods, out September 16th. He covers the psychological basics such as describing his mother while he jabs about the “I can’t live without you” type of love. He transitions to his negligent father, then his disappointing children, and a surface idea of being a […]