The 35 Best Comedy Specials and Albums of 2020

The relationship between comedy and 2020 can best be described as contentious. The year started off strong then very quickly forced many to adapt to a pandemic which saw the comedy world (like many) flipped upside down. While there’s an end in site, it still might not be fast enough for many as we saw […]

The Laugh Button’s best comedy albums and specials of 2018

Upon starting this list and without much effort we were able to quickly ramble about 100 comedians that put out an hour since December 2017 ticked past us. This is not including all of the half-hour specials and 15 minute ones that were also released. It’s a lot of stand-up comedy to consume via TV, […]

Cool Thing To Buy This Week: Tom Segura “Disgraceful”

This week comedian Tom Segura released the vinyl version of his Netflix stand-up special, Disgraceful. It’s one of Tommy Buns aka The Water Champ’s best specials and was burning up the streams on Netflix earlier this year. The partnership between Segura and Netflix has been a good one as he paired with the streaming giant […]

How Tom Segura ended up on a government watch list

Tom Segura took a photo of someone and ended up on a government watchlist. It appears to be a surprisingly easy thing to do. The comedian went on Conan last night to talk with the late night host about the entire ordeal played out. He was just interested in setting a friend up on a […]

Tom Segura was once hired by Subway to play Jared’s brother

Tom Segura’s career is going pretty well these days – three Netflix specials under his belt, sold out tours, and being the water champ. Segura was the guest on The Late Show w/Stephen Colbert and it was there where Segura revealed to Stephen Colbert that he was about to have an early spike in his […]

Tom Segura on his latest stand-up special, “Disgraceful,” and comedy itself

“I wish I was home right now.” That is how Tom Segura starts off his newest special, Disgraceful. This is also what he philosophizes is the “meaning of life.” “The meaning of life is ‘F*ck this place. Let’s go home.” However, as you watch Tom Segura onstage, one thing is clear. Wherever he may be, […]

This week on TV: Polka kings and the return of David Letterman

There’s a lot happening this week to kick off the first full week of television programming of the new year. Kicking off first episodes of Saturday Night Live (with host Sam Rockwell) of 2018. But this week also marks the return of Pete Holmes’ semi-autobiographical comedy Crashing for a second season. Over on Netlix, there’s […]