Brett Gelman and Janicza Bravo’s Sundance hit “Lemon” gets a trailer and release date
Earlier this year, filmmaker Janicza Bravo and comic Brett Gelman — two artists who just happen to be married — premiered their new film, Lemon, to great critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. The dark comedy stars Gelman as Isaac Lachmann, the human personification of a “lemon…”: “[…] a person or thing that proves […]
Chris Distefano and Jared Freid have a serious discussion about bread in episode #3 of “Adrift”
In this week’s episode of Jared Freid’s web series, Adrift, Jared meets up with Chris to talk about what focusing his life and what he want’s to do to focus on it. They’re both fairly level-headed about how to focus it until the waitress brings over the bread. One of the biggest conundrums. Catch new […]
Jimmy Fallon finally gets political by adding trans comic Patti Harrison to the “The Tonight Show” team
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon has been under fire for nearly a year from critics who consider his political coverage to be not only lacking, but pandering, thanks to his now-infamous interview — conducted at the height of the 2016 election season — in which the late night host failed to ask the highly controversial […]
Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” returns to Amazon on September 8th
Almost exactly one year after One Mississippi premiered, the smart, touching comedy is coming back for a second season. On September 8th, the show co-created by comic Tig Notaro and Juno director Diablo Cody will return to Amazon. It follows a slightly fictionalized version of Notaro, who infamously endured one of the worst years a person could dream […]
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. […]
Ahamed Weinberg makes his “Late Night with Seth Meyers” debut
Comedian Ahamed Weinberg made his debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers with this stellar stand-up set, diving into his interesting heritage (with a name like “Ahamed Weinberg,” it’s something an audience wonders about right away), and why he’s scared of apps. The performer — who also served as a producer on Comedy Bang! Bang!, […]
Maz Jobrani talks parenting, religion, Trump and more on “The Late Late Show”
Stand-up Maz Jobrani stopped by The Late Late Show to give host James Corden (and the rest of the world) a taste of his upcoming special, which debuts next week. On the Late Late stage, Jobrani delivered five hilarious minutes on how exhausting his kids are, how he’s only “Muslim-ish,” and (just a few of the reasons) why […]
Check out this fan-made “Bob’s Burgers” / “Archer” crossover episode
Very talented animator — and, apparently, huge comedy fan — Simon Chong has created the ultimate tribute to two amazing series, Archer and Bob’s Burgers. Chong, of Explosive Alan Productions, spent seven months poring over past episodes of both shows, pulling images and sound clips to cobble together the above four-and-a-half minute creation. In the minisode, Archer and […]
Sad clown Puddles Pity Party gets a standing ovation on “America’s Got Talent”
In a preview of this week’s installment of America’s Got Talent, everyone’s favorite sad clown — the brilliant Puddles Pity Party, who’s appeared on comedy festivals across the globe — gets another turn on the AGT stage, and he truly brings the house down, earning a standing ovation from the reality show crowd. Puddles, shuffling onstage with his […]
Maz Jobrani’s new special, “Immigrant,” hits Netflix on August 1st
Stand-up comic Maz Jobrani is about to release his fourth special (fifth, if you count the multi-comic Axis of Evil Comedy Tour), and the above trailer gives a taste of the hour. Appropriately titled Immigrant, and even more appropriately filmed at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, the new special finds Jobrani — a regular on CBS […]