Sketchy MVPs: Nick Kroll from “Kroll Show”
We all love Amy Schumer, everyone knows how brilliant Key & Peele are, and you’ve watched Will Ferrell’s classic SNL sketches countless of times. But in this weekly column Sketchy MVPs, The Laugh Button shines a light on comedians from our favorites shows and troupes who don’t often get rightful credit for their contributions to sketch comedy. Oh… hellooooo. In case […]
Judd Apatow to receive Generation Award at Just For Laughs
Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow is to be honoured with the 2016 Generation Award at the Just For Laughs Awards presented by Air Canada. A longtime friend of the festival, Apatow is being honoured as one of the most important comedic minds of his generation. His career achievements include highly successful films and television series as well as […]
Just For Laughs 2016: Awards and anecdotes
The 34th edition of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal was nothing less than spectacular this year. From the incredible lineup to parties and from the beautiful city it resides in to the people that inhabit it. The festival is an oasis of comedy memories, meet-ups, breakthroughs, and discovery. This year saw appearances […]
The latest trailer for, “Joshy” starring Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally and Nick Kroll
After his engagement suddenly ends, Joshy and a few of his friends decide to take advantage of what was supposed to be his bachelor party in Ojai, California. In their attempt to help Joshy deal with the recent turn of events, the guys turn the getaway info a raucous weekend filled with drugs, booze debauchery, […]
Oh, Hello! Nick Kroll and John Mulaney serve Seth Meyers entirely too much tuna
Oh, Hellllo! Nick Kroll and John Mulaney were scheduled to appear on Late Night With Seth Meyers last night. But due to what we can only assume was a scheduling conflict, Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland who currently have a new show on Broadway filled in their place. The duo ended up hosting the […]
Not sure who to vote for? Join the “Sausage Party”
Politics got you in a pickle? Well the current crop of candidates are nacho problem anymore. This November 8th, if you fear the wurst, there is another potential weiner you can consider; a candidate who is truly willing to reach across the aisle on important issues facing our nation: Frank and The Sausage Party. Frank […]
Tuna for everyone! Nick Kroll & John Mulaney’s, “Oh Hello” premieres on Netflix June 13th
Many of us were not able to catch the greatness that was Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s stage version of Oh, Hello when it was live on Broadway. The good news is someone thought ahead and decided to tape the show and release it on Netflix. Today, the Gil Fiazon and George St Geegland took […]
This week on TV: Oh, Hello! premieres and T.J. Miller gets Meticulously Ridiculous
It’s a packed week full of great comedy. Particularly on the premium end of things. First up this Tuesday is the long-awaited premiere of the John Mulaney/Nick Kroll Broadway run of their popular characters from Oh, Hello. As the show was ending its run on Broadway it was taped for the streaming giant and is […]
“Oh, Hello On Broadway” too much tuna and too many laughs
The new Netflix special starring George St. Geegland (John Mulaney) and Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll) is a shoe-in for the Tony Award for Choreography During a Limited Run Vanity Project. These two comedians take to the stage in the Lyceum Theater to present their lost Broadway play to the world. For a Netflix special that […]
An inside look at Nick Kroll’s sketch show “Kroll Show” on preview night
<p> </p> Nick Kroll dropped into town at NYC’s Gramercy Theatre to show off some of his comedic chops. While Kroll’s latest stand-up act is really f*ckin’ funny, the sold-out venue was fully in for a treat because Kroll previewed clips from his forthcoming sketch comedy show <p> Kroll Show </p> , set to premiere […]