New documentary, “It’s Not That Funny” examines the relationship between comedians and mental health
SoulPancake and Funny or Die have been at work on a new documentary about mental health and the comedy community. It’s called It’s Not That Funny and it features many comedians discussing how anxiety and depression shaped their world view as the main thesis of the doc attempts to figure out if mental illness effects […]
Watch the trailer for Seth Rogen’s “Hilarity For Charity” benefit set to premiere on April 6
A few weeks back, Netflix announced a partnership with Seth Rogen’s for his annual Hilarity for Charity benefit. HFC is a non-profit led by Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller Rogen and is dedicated to raising awareness, inspiring change, and accelerating progress in Alzheimer’s care, research, and support through the engagement of millennials. This year, […]
Dave Chappelle wins the Grammy for Best Comedy Album
Image:CBS Dave Chappelle is now a Grammy Award winning artist. Tonight during the live telecast he took home the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, beating out the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Siverman, Jim Gaffigan, and Kevin Hart. After they all slugged it out, presenter Trevor Noah awarded Chappelle the statue for his double special […]
2017 in review: The 50 best comedy albums and specials #40 to #31
#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 […]
Chappelle, Hart, Seinfeld top comedy nominations for 2017 Grammys
This morning the Grammy nominations were announced and the list of comedy names earning noms are some of the biggest in the business. Though, things are slightly different this year. For most of these specials, they we1re produced with the intent of airing as a Netflix special and not a singular album. Those specials were […]
Watch the trailer for Sarah Silverman’s new Hulu series, “I Love You America”
Sarah Silverman’s new Hulu series, I Love You America is set to premiere this week (Thursday, October 12th). With this show, Silverman is looking to “connect with people who may not agree with her personal opinions through honesty, humor, genuine interest in others, and not taking herself too seriously.” The comedian’s goal is to get […]
Let’s binge watch Don Rickles’ final project, “Dinner With Don”
Watching these clips are both hilarious and extremely sad. Hilarious because Don Rickles is a bonafide legend, sad because we all know the comedy legend shuffled off this mortal coil this past April. Late last year, Rickles recorded a series with AARP called Dinner With Don in which he sat down with some of the […]
Comedy Central announces celebrity judges and matchups for “Jeff Ross Presents: Roast Battle II”
Whitney Cummings, Ken Jeong, Anthony Jeselnik, John Mayer, T.J. Miller, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Jason Sudeikis and Snoop Dogg will serve as celebrity judges deciding the round–by-round fate of 16 comedian combatants during the four nights of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle II: War of the Words. The bracket-style insult-comedy tournament will be filmed in […]