Showtime to air first Martin Lawrence special in 14 years
Martin Lawrence, who broke on to the comedy scene thanks to Star Search, will be putting out his first comedy special in 14 years. Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time: Uncut is slated to air on Showtime in September according to Deadline. In the special, Lawrence discusses President Obama, Bill Cosby, sex and relationships, as well as […]
Watch the trailer for “Martin Lawrence: Doin’ Time: Uncut” coming to Showtime
Comedy legend Martin Lawrence returns to the stand-up stage for a night of impressions and insight on everything from sex, relationships and President Obama, to Bill Cosby, Hollywood and more. Martin Lawrence: Doin’ Time: Uncut was filmed live at LA’s Orpheum Theatre and will air September 9th at 9pm on Showtime.
Game Changers of Comedy: Martin Lawrence
The comedy game is full of ups and downs. This game changer has manifested his whole career through that. He hosted one of the most notorious televised stand up shows, Def Comedy Jam. He earned his own sitcom which won an award from the NAACP. He landed movie roles both critically provocative and financially successful. […]
This Week In Comedy: Eugene Levy & Dan Levy Host The 76th Emmy Awards
76th Emmy Awards hosted by Dan Levy and Eugene Levy. Courtesy of Disney. Photo credit: Mark Seliger. This Week In Comedy: Schitt’s Creek stars & father-son duo Eugene Levy & Dan Levy are hitting the primetime stage to host the 76th Annual Emmy Awards this Sunday night at 7 PM CT on ABC. The last time […]
This Week In Comedy: Jo Koy Premieres His Fifth Netflix Special, “Live From Brooklyn”
This Week In Comedy: Jo Koy, who’s been a stand-up comedy mainstay at Netflix since 2017’s Live From Seattle, is back this week with fifth hour-long comedy special, Live From Brooklyn, shot at the historic Kings Theatre. He joins a short-list of some of the most prolific comedians with 5 specials on Netflix including Iliza […]
Martin Lawrence Returns To Stand-Up For First Time In Eight Years With New Arena Tour
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Martin Lawrence (@martinlawrence) Comedy legend Martin Lawrence has announced his return to stand-up comedy after eight years for his newest comedy tour, Y’all Know What It Is! Tour. The new show will head to nearly 40 cities across the U.S. through April 2025 including Los Angeles, […]
Watch Tracy Morgan receive his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Earlier this week Tracy Morgan was presented a high honor, and that’s a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Morgan gave a speech at the ceremony and in it had ha lot of praise for those that helped him along the way. Morgan gave a nod to his comedy brotheren that supported him. The […]
Dave Chappelle, Cedric The Entertainer, Martin Lawrence and more show up in the Def Comedy Jam 25 trailer
25 years ago Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam defined urban comedy. The show was a no-holds-barred arena to test the meddle of comedians, practically forging them in fire. But on the other end emerged some of the era’s greatest stand-up comedians. The list goes on and one but it includes Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Dave […]
Dave Chappelle, JB Smoove, Tracy Morgan, Kevin Hart and more to celebrate “Def Comedy Jam” turning 25
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam, a special coming to Netflix, and it’s stacked with some of the biggest names in comedy whose careers were given a major launch by the show. Talent including Bill Bellamy, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Adele Givens, Eddie Griffin, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Steve […]