New stand-up clip and sketch show “Uproarious” coming to Fuse
Uproarious is a new comedy series featuring the hottest up-and-coming comedians on the stand-up circuit. The new series will be hosted by YouTube sensation Jimmy Tatro. Actor, comedian, and YouTube personality Jimmy Tatro (22 Jump Street, Grown Ups 2) will host the 10-part, half hour series showcasing the next wave of young comedians on the […]
“Uproarious” to usher in next generation of comedic talent
Uproarious is set to bring the biggest internet stars and the funniest comedians across the U.S. to the forefront. Check out breakout talent like Joey Bragg, Liza Koshy, Janelle James, Timothy DeLaGhetto, GloZell, and host Jimmy Tatro in a night of stand-up and cutting-edge sketches. This is your chance to be the first to connect […]
2017 in review: The 50 best comedy albums and specials #30 to #21
#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 […]
David Cross Is Taking Over Central Park With “Super Pals” Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Silverman, Fred Armisen & More
Stand-up comedian, actor & podcaster David Cross has assembled an all-star list of comedians for a special one night only comedy event he’s penned as David Cross And His Super Pals happening at SummerStage at Central Park in New York City on August 8, 2024. View this post on Instagram A post shared by David […]
This Week In Comedy: Stavros Halkias Gets His First Netflix Special With “Fat Rascal”
Stavros Halkias: Fat Rascal. Courtesy of Netflix. This Week In Comedy: Stavros Halkias is coming out with a brand-new special. Halkias broke out on the internet by way of self-distributing his material. Now, he’s making his move over to Netflix with a new special, Fat Rascal. The special touches on “identity and body image, the undeserved […]
Comedy On Tour: Fred Armisen, David Spade And More Comics Announce New Tours
Here’s your weekly stand-up comedy tour recap of this past week’s tour announces. This week features heavy hitters to say the least from Fred Armisen, David Spade, Hunter Hill, Michael Yo, Shane Torres, Ilana Glazer & Matteo Lane. They’re all coming to a city near you this year. Let’s get into it! Fred Armisen: Drum Chords Tour […]
Patton Oswalt gives praise to Gary Gulman and Shane Torres for two killer bits he’s envious of
Photo: Josh Carlin (with modification) Patton Oswalt was recently the guest on the Vulture podcast, Good One hosted by Jesse David Fox. The point of the podcast is to have a comedian on to discuss some of their biggest and/or most important jokes. It’s worth listening to as Oswalt discusses his joke, “Polish Woman of […]
Shane Torres went on Conan to tell his jokes in defense of Guy Fieri
Shane Torres was the the guest stand-up comedian on Conan last night. He dropped by the studios to tell some jokes, well one joke, particularly his joke that went viral where he went in defense of celebrity chef Guy Fieri. Torres took the joke out so far, about halfway through it he openly confirms that […]
Cool thing to buy this week: Shane Torres “Established 1981”
Shane Torres is gathering steam and he has been for the last few months. The comedian’s been spending some time perfecting his act on the road and in various clubs around NYC. We first caught wind of him a few years back at the Just For Laughs festival when he was hosting a show at […]
Watch a teaser for the new season of Comedy Central’s Half-Hours
On September 15th, the new season of Comedy Central’s Half Hours (recently renamed Comedy Central Standup Presents) will drop (comedy specials “drop” right?). The network released this teaser to give you a sneak peek of all 13 comedians in action. As we previously reported, the scheduled 2 specials will premiere back to back at midnight […]