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 […]
Watch Roy Wood Jr. explain how a journalist gets ready for the RNC
Roy Wood Jr. reports on the Trump campaign’s habit of restricting media access and goes through a simulator to train for possible confrontations with Trump supporters. Currently a correspondent on The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah, Roy has been described by the Hollywood Reporter as “A Standout”, and Entertainment Weekly called his brand of thought […]
Comedy Central announces new specials from Lewis Black, Kurt Braunohler, Roy Wood Jr. and more
Comedy Central is set to film original one-hour stand-up specials this fall featuring Lewis Black, Kurt Braunohler, Joe DeRosa, Mark Normand and Roy Wood Jr. Just in time for the elections, Lewis Black returns to one of Broadway’s biggest stages to take on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Lewis Black: Black to the Future […]
Big Jay Oakerson’s “What’s Your F*cking Deal!?” announces second season lineup
The Bitter End will be the place to be in New York City when Big Jay Oakerson tapes season 2 of his Seeso series What’s Your F*cking Deal!?. The lineup has been announced and it is massive. Set to perform are Roy Wood Jr., Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Ralphie May, Todd Glass, Sal Vulcano, Robert […]
The Cubs, comedians, and Roy Wood Jr.’s great escape
It’s real. It’s really real. The Chicago Cubs are champions of baseball. 108 years of heartache now erased. Whether you stayed up until the early hours on the east coast watching on television, or woke up this morning to hear the news that transcended the sport, one thing we know for sure is that there […]
“The Daily Show” presents its “U Name It” Challenge for a stressful Thanksgiving
Trevor Noah and Roy Wood Jr. ease Thanksgiving tensions for families split on Donald Trump’s presidential victory with their take on the “U Name It” challenge. What is the “U Name It Challenge” you ask? Legendary gospel singer named Shirley Caesar will tell you. Her performance of “Hold My Mule” from years back went viral […]
Roy Wood Jr. teaches “The Daily Show” viewers all about Black Twitter
On last night’s Daily Show, correspondent / comedian Roy Wood Jr. led another excellent installment of Black Eye on America, and this time, he gave an overview of Black Twitter. Wood compares social media conversation to more traditional barbershop hangs, and consults with avid Tweeters Jamilah Lemieux and Elon James White to hear more on how the black […]
Roy Wood Jr. takes on a new role at “The Daily Show”: Psychic Correspondent
Comedian and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. joined host Trevor Noah last night to debut a fun new beat: apparently, he’s psychic, which is particularly handy when he’s trying to figure out what the heck Trump’s going to Tweet next. Be warned: while his predictions are (probably) accurate, Wood can only tap into his […]
Roy Wood, Jr.’s “Father Figure” is essential for this generation of comedy lovers
Before getting onstage in Atlanta to perform, Roy Wood, Jr. rifles off a list of life lessons to his 9-month-old baby boy. Realizing the futility of the exercise, he picks up his child and places him into the guiding hands of a Frederick Douglass-like figure, saying “Thank you Frederick Douglass,” before ascending the stairs upwards […]
Chloe Radcliffe Launches New Interview Series, “In Tandem”
Courtesy of Chloe Radcliffe. Photo credit: Andrew Levy. You’ve heard of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Now get ready for comedians getting interviewed on bikes. Or at least that’s the concept behind Chloe Radcliffe’s new series. Everything to know about Chloe Radcliffe’s new series “In Tandem.” In Tandem with Chloe Radcliffe is a new weekly unscripted […]