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 […]
Tim Robinson Brings “I Think You Should Leave” To Netflix Is A Joke Fest
Netflix Is A Joke Festival was full of special moments you just had to be there for. No matter what you were interested in, you were guaranteed to find something up your alley. One of the many events that we knew we had to go to was Tim Robinson’s show at the Greek Theater. While Eric […]
Kevin Smith Talks Dogs & Acting At Netflix Is A Joke Fest
Kevin Smith is no stranger to standing onstage somewhere and talking. It’s something that he’s been doing for most of his career – when he isn’t playing a character that doesn’t speak, that is. From comedy clubs to theaters to Carnegie Hall and all else in between, he’s done them all. As a result, Smith […]
“Gallows Humor Is What I’m All About”: Anthony Jeselnik Performs At Netflix Is A Joke Fest
At this year’s Netflix Is A Joke Festival, comedy fans were treated to a variety of different types of shows, including special one-off shows you’ll never see anywhere else. But there are also traditional comedians doing theater tours as well. The latter is what audiences were treated to when Anthony Jeselnik brought his gallows humor […]
Taylor Tomlinson Leads An Afternoon Show At Netflix Is A Joke Festival
Taylor Tomlinson is one of the biggest names in comedy at the moment, as she’s got three Netflix specials and a late-night network series under her belt. The fact that she’s only 30 makes these feats all the more impressive. We’ve been big fans of hers for years. So when it was announced that Taylor […]
Craig Robinson & His Band, The Nasty Delicious, Play Netflix Is A Joke Fest
When you walk into the Troubadour, the first thing you can’t help but think of is how iconic this venue truly is. This venue has a storied history, as it’s the very place where Elton John played his first U.S. gig, and is also the place where Lenny Bruce was once arrested for calling someone […]
Gabriel Iglesias Shares His Nickelodeon Experience & More At Netflix Is A Joke Festival
Back in 2022, at the inaugural Netflix Is A Joke Festival, Gabriel Iglesias sold out two nights at Dodger Stadium. This culminated in his Netflix special, Stadium Fluffy. This year, he wasn’t playing at Dodger Stadium, but he still had a fun packed show planned for the audience at the Hollywood Palladium. The show had […]
Nate Bargatze Recalls Not Getting Booked On David Letterman’s “The Late Show”
Nate Bargatze really wanted to do David Letterman’s The Late Show back in his early days as a stand-up. Every comedian did, as a matter of fact. That was just the place to be. He had already done a set on Conan by the time that he was being considered, and this would’ve been the […]
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 […]
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. […]