Comedians go through “7 Minutes In Purgatory” in Comedy Central series
What happens when you deny stand-up comedians the benefit of laughter? Ian Abramson, host of 7 Minutes in Purgatory since 2014, finds out when he puts comics alone in the back of a truck to do their act while the audience watches from a different room. The series has now come to Comedy Central. So […]
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) […]
Dave Attell to headline first ever “Crapshoot Comedy Festival” in Vegas
The inaugural Crapshoot Comedy Festival is pleased to announce the largest gathering of nationally recognized comedians, popular podcasts, screenings and immersive activities Downtown Las Vegas has ever experienced. A unique blend of comedy and community packed within the historic East Fremont district, the Crapshoot Comedy Festival is an authentic new offering brimming with enormous multimedia […]
Interviews: Joel Kim Booster, Beth Stelling, & Chris Fleming At Vulture Festival
L to R clockwise: Beth Stelling, Chris Fleming & Joel Kim Booster. Photo Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Vulture. This past weekend, Vulture Festival brought in some of the biggest stars of TV and film for reunions, sneak peaks, and all around fun times. But they also had to shine a light on comedians, of […]
Bill Murray, Tim Curry, & More Headline 2025 SF Sketchfest
Over the last two decades, SF Sketchfest has become one of the best comedy festivals in the country. And in their 22nd year, they’re pulling out all the stops. This next year’s festival will run from January 16th until February 2nd in various venues all throughout San Francisco. The festival spans over 180 names – featuring […]
The Official Trailer for “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution” is Here
In honor of Pride month, Netflix is unveiling a brand-new documentary that takes a closer look at the history of the LGBTQ+ community in stand-up comedy. And now we’ve got a look at the new trailer. The new documentary, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, examines the importance of queer comedy, and the obstacles that were faced […]
Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum Bring Princess To Netflix Is A Joke Festival
Maya Rudolph has brought things full circle. Back in the early-mid 2000’s, Rudolph’s Beyoncé impression joined forces with Fred Armisen’s Prince impression for The Prince Show on Saturday Night Live. Rudolph has always been a big Prince fan, and in the last few years, she started turning that love into a live show. Together with Gretchen […]
World Of Wonder To Produce New Stand-Up Series ‘House Of Laughs’
Courtesy of World of Wonder. World Of Wonder, which produces RuPaul’s Drag Race and other series, is set to produce a stand-up series in the vein of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents or Netflix’s The Standups, with each comic given their own half-hour special. Who will be featured in the new series “House Of Laughs”? Entitled […]
Thirty Great Stand-Up Sets To Celebrate Conan O’Brien’s Hosting Debut Thirty Years Ago
When Conan O’Brien debuted his version of Late Night, it was a wild and raucous experience that saw everything from John Goodman leg-wrestling to Halle Berry playfully flirting with the host during an early stage of his “awkward romantic nerd” schtick. The bits Conan did, from the faux-future predicting In the Year 2000 to wild […]
“Saturday Night Live’s” Aidy Bryant stars in new Hulu series, “Shrill”
Here’s a first look at the Aidy Bryant Hulu series, Shrill. The comedy is loosely based on the memoir of the same name written by writer Lindy West in 2016. Bryant stars as Annie, a young woman attempting to make it in the city as a journalist as she deals with a personal life full […]