Hannibal Buress is sponsoring Brazilian WMMA fighter Janaisa Morandin
Hannibal Buress is diversifying, the comedian/actor is branching out into sports, by becoming an official sponsor of Brazilian WMMA fighter Janaisa Morandin. An idea he discussed on a recent episode of his podcast, The Handsome Rambler. And his sponsorship comes with some sweet perks, like a fun new uniform emblazoned with Buress’ face: The undefeated […]
Funny On The Field: Here Are 12 Comedians with Strong Ties To Sports
Comedians have a knack for getting involved in the sports world. Some started out as athletes themselves and others got involved later in their career. The sports industry has invited comedians time and time again to be commentators. This has especially been prevalent in the Olympics due to NBC’s ratings drop. Comedian commentators have provided […]
Ryan Reynolds looking to expand his sports mogul empire
It seems that Ryan Reynolds, the well-established comedy and action actor, has caught the sports bug – although probably not quite in the way most of us can relate to. Reynolds has announced his plan to buy the Canadian hockey team the Ottawa Senators. If this plan were to go through, it would be the […]
Why comedians love The New York Mets, an investigation
With the New York Mets’ 7-2 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers, long-suffering fans can celebrate the team’s first time qualifying for the postseason since 2016. Among those fans are a disproportionate number of popular comedians and comedy personalities. Jerry Seinfeld and Jon Stewart are probably the most vocal in their support, but the Mets fandom […]
The Timberwolves call out Dave Chappelle’s lack of basketball skills: “I’m Brick James”
Welcome back to ‘Sota, @DaveChappelle. Thanks to those bricks you laid back in 2013, the @TargetCenterMN Renovations are almost complete! pic.twitter.com/DIXfXCrTOJ — Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) July 25, 2017 This week, the Minnesota Timberwolves totally trolled comedian Dave Chappelle, posting a video of the superstar missing an impressive number of shots on the NBA team’s own court. […]