Your Just For Laughs “New Faces of Comedy” Class of 2016
It’s official and better late than never. The Just For Laughs Festival has made this year’s “New Faces” showcase announcement. The lineups for NF: Comedy, NF: Characters, and NF: Unrepped are now all set and we’ve got the full breakdown for you. Let’s welcome in the Class of 2016. NEW FACES OF COMEDY:(L to R) […]
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 […]
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 & […]
Keke Palmer & SZA Star In The New R-Rated Buddy Comedy, “One Of Them Days”
Screenshot. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Keke Palmer & Grammy award-winning R&B singer SZA are on the chase for rent money & star in the new R-rated buddy comedy One Of Them Days opening in theaters this January. Check out the trailer for Keke Palmer & SZA’s “One Of Them Days.” The movie follows two […]
The 76th Annual Emmy Award Comedy Nominations Are Here
The Bear, Late Night With Seth Meyers & Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would. Courtesy of FX, NBC & Netflix. Earlier this morning, the Television Academy released the nominations for this year’s 76th Emmy Awards celebrating all the outstanding performances, writing & shows from this past year in television. Each year brings it’s surprises and […]
Chris Rock Leads “When Harry Met Sally” Script Reading At Netflix Is A Joke Festival
Pictured L-R: Tim Meadows, Ali Leroi, Tracie Thoms, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sarah Jones, Chris Rock, Jannelle James & Jay Pharoah. Photo credit: Ron Terrell. When Harry Met Sally is pretty universally agreed upon as being a perfect romantic comedy. The film has been a mainstay since its 1989 release for romantics everywhere. That doesn’t mean […]
Seth Rogen & Friends Light Up The (Hollywood) Bowl
Seth Rogen decided to organize the biggest show Netflix Is A Joke Festival has seen yet, and he did it all for charity. That charity in question was Hilarity for Charity, raising money for Alzheimer’s. Comedy fans, music fans, and cannabis fans alike united last night for one epic show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl. […]
Jeff Ross, Janelle James, and Sheng Wang To Headline Flyover Comedy Festival
Flyover Comedy Festival Flyover Comedy Festival is coming back to St Louis, MO! Everything you need to know about this year’s Flyover Comedy Festival. Jeff Ross, Janelle James, and Sheng Wang are the first names that have been announced for the annual comedy festival. The fest is held every year in St Louis, and this […]
The 2023 Emmy Awards Nominations: All Your Comedy Favorites
This morning, the TV Academy announced the annual Emmy Award nominations, celebrating your TV favorites in 2022 and 2023. As usual, there were some surprises with the nominations. The biggest surprise came from Jury Duty. Everyone knew Barry, Ted Lasso, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, and Abbott Elementary would be […]
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 […]