Watch the season 4 trailer for “This Is Not Happening” hosted by Roy Wood Jr.
This is Not Happening is Comedy Central’s late night storytelling show created by Ari Shaffir. It features some of the biggest names in comedy taking the stage at an LA strip club to tell some of the funniest true stories from their life. As previously reported, Shaffir did not host the show this season and […]
2017 in review: The 50 best comedy albums and specials #50 to #41
#50-#41 | #40-#31 | #30-#21 | #20-#11 | #10-#1 As we close the book on 2017, The Laugh Button staff sets up shop in a room and slugs it out to determine the best comedy specials of the year were. This year was a tough one – not only was the output at an all-time […]
“The Daily Show” recreates “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” as they kick off a week of shows in Chicago
The Daily Show is setting up shop in Chicago all week long with a week of episodes in the Windy City. They’re calling it an “undesked” week, which is a fun way of saying have Trevor do some stand-up comedy and then taking a chair to interview some guests. To kick things off last night […]
Outside Lands fest announces killer comedy lineup with Nick Kroll, Jeff Goldblum, Henry Rollins, Wild Horses and much, much more
San Francisco’s Outside Lands always has one of the best lineups around, especially on its comedy stage, The Barbary — a fully outfitted (and completely indoor) comedy club, hidden in the hills of Golden Gate Park above the rest of the music fest. This year, The Barbary is hosting one of its most exciting lineups […]
Comedy Central replaces “This Is Not Happening” host Ari Shaffir with Roy Wood Jr.
In an interesting shakeup, Comedy Central has chosen to replace This Is Not Happening host Ari Shaffir with Roy Wood Jr. This Is Not Happening is based on the web series/live show co-created by Shaffir, it features comedians telling insane and true stories based on a theme, like families or drugs. It’s been a great […]
Roy Wood Jr. on The Tonight Show, “Our parents gave us the wrong list when finding someone compatible”
This weekend Roy Wood Jr.’s new stand-up special, Father Figure will premiere on Comedy Central. Wood is a successful comedian and currently a complete boss as a Daily Show Correspondent. But this special will shine a light on his stand-up abilities as will this 5 minutes of comedy delivered from The Tonight Show stage.
This week on TV: “Crashing” premieres and Roy Wood Jr. stands up
It’s been a long time coming but this is the week! Pete Holmes’ new HBO series, Crashing will premiere this week. The series is loosely based on Holmes’ life as an up-and-coming NYC comedian who couch surfs at his friend’s places after splitting from his wife. Holmes developed the show with Judd Apatow and it […]