Comedy Central announces full dais for The Roast of Rob Lowe
The Roast of Rob Lowe is coming fast an furious. It’s taping this week and going to air next weekend (Labor Day Weekend). As Comedy Central puts the finishing touches on everything, they just announced the rest of the dais that’s set to roast Lowe. The preliminary names confirmed were Jimmy Carr, Pete Davidson, Bo […]
“Jeff Ross presents Roast Battle” announces celebrity judges and matchups
Comedy Central and Jeff Ross announced that comedic heavyweights Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and David Spade will serve as celebrity judges deciding the fate of 16 insult-comedy combatants during the four nights of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle. Additional judges are to be announced. The Thunderdome-of-comedy bracket-style tournament will be filmed live in […]
Your first look at the “Roast of Rob Lowe”
So the Roast of Rob Lowe has officially been taped and early indications are that it really ended up being the Roast of Ann Coulter and Rob Lowe happened to be there. When we were at Noah Gardenswartz’ album release party in New York City, Nikki Glaser dropped in for a quick set. She ran […]
“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 […]
Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Anthony Jeselnik, and more to headline The New York Comedy Festival
The New York Comedy Festival is returning to NYC for its 15th year and they have big plans for things this time around as they’re expanding their programming to a full week between November 5th and 11th. Just this morning festival organizers announced the initial (17 out of 200 performers) lineup for this year’s festival […]
Dave Chappelle, Katt Williams, Taylor Tomlinson Among Most Watched Comedians On Netflix This Year
Courtesy of Netflix. Even after all these years, Netflix remains one of the biggest games in town when it comes to stand-up specials. That’s because they have such a wide reach in terms of audiences. This was proven especially true this week, when they released their list of the top performing specials on their platform […]
This Week In Comedy: Conan Travels The World In New Max Series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go”
This Week In Comedy: Conan O’Brien’s long awaited new travel series, Conan O’Brien Must Go, premieres on Max. The new show where Conan connects with his podcast listeners across the world. The mainstay talk show host makes stops in Norway, Thailand, Argentina, and Ireland to surprise some of his most memorable fans while also taking […]
Jimmy Carr To Premiere Latest Special, “Natural Born Killer,” On Netflix
British stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr is returning to Netflix with his newest comedy special, Natural Born Killer, premiering on April 16, 2024. A first look at the new special has been unveiled in a new clip, where Carr brilliantly offers his take on “how to apologize for jokes.” Natural Born Killer marks the comic’s fourth […]
Jimmy Carr Promises To Be “Terribly Funny” On New US Tour
Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material. Courtesy of Netflix. UK comedian Jimmy Carr is bringing his Terribly Funny tour to the US, a brand new hour of stand-up. The US-trek begins October 7th at Houston’s Cullen Performance Hall and includes dates into the Fall & Spring around the country in Dallas, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Boston, Washington, […]
17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit Returns to NYC
2023 Stand Up For Heroes. Stand Up For Heroes has been a staple of the New York Comedy Festival for 17 years now. The annual benefit is returning once again in 2023. Who’s on the lineup for this year’s Stand Up For Heroes? The event will be held to honor nation’s impacted veterans and their families. Featured […]