Cool thing to buy this week: Tom Segura “Mostly Stories”
Recorded in Seattle, Washington, Tom Segura: Mostly Stories is the latest in a string if high-level output from Segura. A comedian who might not be a household name, but has a fiercely loyal following that’s slowly elevated him to a bonafide headliner status with fans all over the country, and a hugely successful podcast, Your […]
Cool Thing To Buy This Week: Clayton English “All The Same”
Clayton English All The SameAmazon | Apple MusicAll The Same is Clayton English’s long-awaited debut album. The Atlanta native gets real with the audience talking about some important topics in this current world climate, ranging from racism and education to weed and cereal. Originally from Atlanta, Clayton English is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #123: And Jeff Simmermon is not lying
Jeff Simmermon is about to release his debut stand-up comedy album, And I Am Not Lying. It’s a culmination of many years working as a writer of stories, that have appeared on both The Moth and This American Life. Now he’s following a true passion of his and turning said funny stories into works of […]
Cool thing to buy this week: Jeff Simmermon “And I Am Not Lying” on CD
It’s entirely possible we selected Jeff Simmerman’s new comedy album as the CTTBTW because we recently made friends with him after an appearance on The Laugh Button Podcast. It could also be because his debut album, And I Am Not Lying is a fantastic collection of humorous storytelling ranging from being in a chicken band, […]
Jeff Simmermon launches indiegogo to release his debut comedy album on pink vinyl
On the heels of having the #1 stand-up comedy album, in the country with And I’m Not Lying, (and appearing on The Laugh Button podcast) comedian/storyteller Jeff Simmermon is planning to release his album on pink pressed vinyl. Simmermon just set up an indigogo to try to raise the money to support the something he’s […]
Andy Kindler’s “State of the Industry Address (Just For Laughs 1996)” is a look at the beginning of an industry tradition
Andy Kindler is known for being outspoken on what bothers him about comedy. And in 1996, he began what would come to be an ongoing tradition at the Just For Laughs Festival each year. Seemingly lost in time, Comedy Dynamics recently released Kindler’s first address as a comedy album. Long before the art of ranting […]
Cool thing to buy this week: Louie Anderson “Big Underwear” on Comedy Dynamics
Last November, the folks at Comedy Dynamics set up shop at The Palace Theater in Los Angeles and shot a series of stand-up comedy specials from some of the biggest and best comedians from the 1990s including Louie Anderson, Tom Arnold, Rita Rudner, Darrell Hammond, Paul Rodriguez, and Michael Winslow & Jimmie Walker. The plan […]
Jim Gaffigan’s “Noble Ape” harnesses tragedy for the sake of comedy
The days of stand-up comedy feature films have dwindled with the advent of streaming options and Netflix’s huge catalog of stand-up comedy specials. Audiences no longer flock to movie theaters to consume these features because there is no need to. The days of Eddie Murphy’s Raw are long gone. However, Jim Gaffigan is taking a […]
This Week In Comedy: Cross and Di Paolo drop new specials from both sides of the aisle
If you are a person who follows the politics of comedians, you might notice a tonality to this week that others would not. Two very accomplished comedy veterans are dropping new comedy specials this week. On Monday, Nick Di Paplo’s latest, A Breath of Fresh Air hits Youtube and his website. Di Paolo decided to […]
The 35 Best Comedy Specials and Albums of 2020
The relationship between comedy and 2020 can best be described as contentious. The year started off strong then very quickly forced many to adapt to a pandemic which saw the comedy world (like many) flipped upside down. While there’s an end in site, it still might not be fast enough for many as we saw […]