New stand-up clip and sketch show “Uproarious” coming to Fuse
Uproarious is a new comedy series featuring the hottest up-and-coming comedians on the stand-up circuit. The new series will be hosted by YouTube sensation Jimmy Tatro. Actor, comedian, and YouTube personality Jimmy Tatro (22 Jump Street, Grown Ups 2) will host the 10-part, half hour series showcasing the next wave of young comedians on the […]
Emma Willmann on Colbert, “I was single for a long time because of my schedule or my personality or whatever”
Straight outta rural Maine, Emma Willmann finds the laughs in small-town life, her mom’s voicemails, and her struggles with dyslexia. Emma Willmann is a name to watch in 2016. One of the top new comedians coming out of NYC, she has a variety of projects happening, including her own comedy show, The Check Spot, on […]
National Comedy Center, CNN partner for live promotion tour of “The History of Comedy”
In support of the series launch of The History of Comedy, CNN Original Series in partnership with the National Comedy Center, the first national non-profit cultural institution dedicated to comedy, will present Stand-Up Live! The showcase will feature some of today’s freshest and funniest stand-up comics and hit the legendary New York City comedy club […]
This Week In Comedy: Adrienne Iapalucci Premieres Her First Netflix Special, “The Dark Queen”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by adrienne iapalucci (@adrienneiapalucci) Adrienne Iapalucci: The Dark Queen. Courtesy of Netflix. This Week In Comedy: comedian & writer Adrienne Iapalucci premieres her new Louis C.K. directed & Ari Shaffir produced stand-up special The Dark Queen on Netflix. Filmed at The Comedy Cellar in New York, Iapalucci […]
Netflix to launch 15-minute comedy special series for emerging comics
Courtesy of Mindy Tucker When it comes to stand-up comedy Netflix it trying to do something different again. In addition to releasing the lion’s share of stand-up specials in 2017 (averaging 1 a week) they also took an experiment with launching The Standups by taking 6 great comedians and giving them half hour specials and […]