The 20 Best Comedy Albums And Specials of 2021
A good stand-up special serves as a time capsule of sorts for the comedian. We’re not really referring to it being topical (that isn’t always the best approach). But rather, it is a representation of where that comedian was at that moment in life. Going into 2021, we were prepared to hear a lot of […]
Lewis Black discovers that he is related to Marc Maron on “Finding Your Roots”
So it turns out that Lewis Black and Marc Maron are distant cousins. Much like Larry David discovering he is cousins with Bernie Sanders, this is an interesting connection that – when you think about it – totally makes a lot of sense. Tomorrow night’s episode of Finding Your Roots features two comedians, Lewis Black […]
Season 4 of “This Is Not Happening” continues on February 1st
Season 4 of Comedy Central’s late night storytelling show, This Is Not Happening is returning to the late night airwaves on February 1st. This season taped a while back with Roy Wood Jr. at the helm as the new host. The show features comedians telling true stories with minor themes connecting each show. It’s comedians […]
Comedy Central announces Stand-Up Month 2019 with specials from Roy Wood Jr., Chris Distefano, Ron Funches, and James Davis
Comedy Central announced the return of its Stand-Up Month for the top of 2019, making January the month to get 4 new specials in 4 weeks. The month will feature four all-new specials from some killer comedians. We’ll see new specials from Ron Funches, James Davis, Chris Distefano, and Roy Wood Jr. Hour long specials […]
Big Jay Oakerson tells a story of an ex’s particular kind of revenge on this week’s “This Is Not Happening”
Big Jay Oakerson’s 4th appearance on This Is Not Happening is set to premiere this weekend. The subject of this week’s episode is shame and Oakerson has a doozy of a story about how he was caught cheating on his girlfriend and the revenge his side girlfriend enacted revenge on him when he went on […]
Watch famed rapper Talib Kweli tell a stand-up story on, “This Is Not Happening”
One thing we love about the idea of the stand-up storytelling show, This Is Not Happening is that it recognizes that a good story is a good story. Rapper Talib Kweli is one of the guests storytellers on this week’s episode and one with plenty of stage experience, watch Kweli talk about it taking a […]
Tom Green talks about his “Celebrity Apprentice” experience on “This Is Not Happening”
On this week’s episode (about fame) comedians take a dive into stories they have about fame. Tom Green has spent a lot of years in the public spotlight as a TV host, comedian, and all around jovial gentlemen. When he learned first watched The Celebrity Apprentice he realized “I can do that,” so he went […]
Kevin Smith discusses an amendment made with his wife on “This Is Not Happening”
This week’s episode of This Is Not Happening Kevin Smith himself drops by the club to tell a story about relationships. He’s been married for about 18 years and now that his daughter is out of the house his wife has started to hit the road with him. At a particular destination in Spokane, WA […]
Howie Mandel is in the middle of a germaphobic nightmare in “This Is Not Happening” clip
The new season of This Is Not Happening premieres this week and to get us all excited about season 4 we get to see Howie Mandel take the stage and tell his story. The issue is that Mandel, the perennial germophobe has a big issue with filming in a strip club and it takes him […]
This week on TV: This Is Not Happening is happening
For any stand-up comedy fan roaming the planet, please mark your calendar for this Thursday. Because at 12 midnight the storytelling show, This Is Not Happening will return for a 4th season on Comedy Central. This time around the show is changing up its host. After conceiving the idea and hosting the show for the […]