Tag: Comedy

‘I like to slag off the headliner’: what is it like to do standup at a music festival? | Comedy

Cirrkus
‘Take yourself out of the mayhem’ … Glastonbury in 2022.

You’re in a massive tent. People are walking in and out, chatting, spilling drinks. A mishmash of music pounds in the background. The crowd is wildly hungover or laying the foundations for tomorrow’s comedown. Perfect […]

7 comedy stars share why comedy hurts

Cirrkus
Jessica Williams

Today’s top comedy series also happen to be some of the best dramas on television. Such shows as “Barry,” “Shrinking” and “UnPrisoned” mine humor in the dark corners of intense subjects — PTSD, grief and […]

Best Friend Forever Launches Kung Fu Romantic Comedy ‘Zenithal’ – Deadline

Cirrkus
Best Friend Forever Launches Kung Fu Romantic Comedy ‘Zenithal’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights for the zany kung-fu-themed action romantic comedy Zenithal. Vanessa Guide stars as a woman battling to establish peace between the sexes after her longtime boyfriend […]

Hannah Gadsby Continues Comedy Career In Reverse With ‘Something Special’

Cirrkus
Hannah Gadsby Continues Comedy Career In Reverse With 'Something Special'

“I got married!” That’s the triumphant first line of Something Special, the intriguing third special from Peabody Award-winning comic Hannah Gadsby. (It drops next Tuesday, May 9th, on Netflix.) The new show is a self-described […]

Adam McKay to Make Another Comedy That Tackles Sociopolitical Ills — Remember When He Just, Like, Made ‘Anchorman’?

Cirrkus
Adam McKay to Make Another Comedy That Tackles Sociopolitical Ills — Remember When He Just, Like, Made ‘Anchorman’?

Adam McKay of 2023 is clearly not the same artist who co-founded Funny or Die, or co-wrote Anchorman with Will Ferrell, or served as head writer for Saturday Night Live when the show put on […]

Tom Brady Threatens Legal Action Over AI Stand Up Comedy

Cirrkus
Tom Brady threatens legal action over AI stand up

Photo Credit: Erin With Tom Brady is threatening legal action over an AI-generated stand up special featuring his likeness. The comedians behind the creation—Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen—revealed the potential legal action on an episode […]

Ana de Armas Says This Comedy Series Helped Her Learn English

Cirrkus
James Bond No Time To Die

Ana de Armas recently talked about her struggles as a non-native English speaker. While hosting “Saturday Night Live,” the actress learned English from watching the popular comedy series “Friends.” The 34-year-old also reflected on her […]