Showtime will release new specials from “I’m Dying Up Here” stars Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, and Al Madrigal
New Showtime series I’m Dying Up Here explores the legendary comedy scene of 1970s Los Angeles, a thinly veiled take on the golden years of the Sunset Strip’s Comedy Store. To help make the show as authentic as possible, plenty of comics landed supporting roles – like Jon Daly, Dom Irrera, and Rick Overton. And […]
Erik Griffin delivers a high energy stand-up set on “The Late Late Show”
Workaholics alum / stand-up Erik Griffin burst onto The Late Late Show set last night, delivering the kind of high-energy set he’s famous for – accompanied, of course, by non-stop laughs. Griffin brings James Corden’s studio audience nearly to their feet with his passionate rendition of music from Beauty and the Beast, and his thoughts […]
Just for Laughs Montreal announces new performers, podcasts, events from Jim Carrey and Kevin Hart, and more
Just for Laughs Montreal, arguably the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival, kicks off in late July, and the lineup announcements are coming out like crazy. Earlier this month, the fest announced a handful of headliners and shows, like Jerry Seinfeld with Gad Elmaleh, Trevor Noah, Ali Wong, Judd Apatow, John Mulaney, and galas […]
Jim Carrey’s “I’m Dying Up Here” premieres on Showtime in June, watch the trailer
Showtime’s new hour drama series I’m Dying Up Here explores L.A.’s famed 70s stand-up comedy scene where the careers of legends such as David Letterman, Jay Leno and Richard Pryor launched. The series delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of those who stand alone in front of an audience “dying” for fame, fortune […]
The Laugh Button is going live at SXSW 2019!
It’s time once again for us to head down to Austin, TX. The Laugh Button returns to SXSW for the 8th annual Laugh Button Live! comedy show. We teamed up with Gotham Comedy Club to put laughter in the middle of the largest pop culture festival in the U.S. If you’ve ever been to one of […]
The Laugh Button Live! at SXSW 2019 in Photos
Now that we’ve returned from the madness that is SXSW, we’re able to come up for air from a week of laughing our butts off the great comedy the festival has to offer. On Tuesday night we wrapped our show with standing-room-only comedy show with some seriously funny comedy delivered by Erik Grffin, Matt Braunger, […]
Netflix To Release Its First Crowd Work Special With Matt Rife’s New Special, “Lucid”
Matt Rife: Lucid. Courtesy of Netflix. Photo credit: Clifton Prescod. Netflix is gearing up to what’s looking to be a massive month for the streamer’s comedy programing this August. After recently announcing Joe Rogan‘s next special Burn the Boats will be live streamed on August 3rd, Netflix has announced a date & revealed the title […]
Theo Von announces departure from “King and the Sting” podcast
It may not come as much of a surprise to loyal Theo Von fans. The comedian announced on the latest episode of the podcast King and the Sting (Now retitled King and the Sting and the Wing with Chris D’Elia joining as co-host) that this would be his last episode as host. This does not […]
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston get wrapped up in a murder in the new Netflix movie, “Murder Mystery”
Adam Sandler’s next film will have him co-star next to Jennifer Aniston as a married couple out on their honeymoon, but celebrating it after 15 years of marriage. Nick and Audry Spitz get invited to stay on a yacht with other sexy and rich folks, but at some point the boat becomes a murder scene […]
This week on TV: Erik Griffin is an American Warrior and Julian McCullough might be a man
This week, all eyes on on Friday night as two great comedians are set to premiere new stand-up comedy specials. First up, on Showtime comedian Erik Griffin’s latest special, AmERIKan Warrior will premiere. It’s the second televised special for Griffin on Showtime, which he currently stars on their original series, I’m Dying Up Here. Then, […]