Netflix After largely laying low since her show went off the air in 2022, Ellen DeGeneres is set to make a comeback as her new standup comedy special will be hitting Netflix later this year. […]
STAND-UP legend James Gregory has died aged 78. The comedian, who called himself “the funniest man in America”, had suffered “cardiac complications”. 1 James Gregory, dubbed the Funniest Man in America, has died age of […]
Martin Lawrence has mapped out a national arena run stretching from July 2024 through April 2025. The “Y’all Know What It Is!” tour will feature the comedian stopping in nearly 40 cities across the United […]
Bill Maher says he’s ready to drop the mic and walk away from stand-up comedy for good — and it’s because he says he wants to pursue other ventures … including more podcasting. The ‘Real […]
Ellen DeGeneres says she got thrown out of Hollywood for being mean and toxic — something she’s making light of now in a new stand-up show … which is coming to Netflix. The comedian did […]
Lily Gladstone may have missed out on winning an Oscar, but she received perhaps an even bigger honor when she was presented a stand-up headdress from elders of the Blackfeet Reservation. According to Tulsa World, […]
Getty Image In an effort to promote his new film Spaceman, hitting Netflix on Friday, March 1, beloved comedian and actor Adam Sandler has been doing the media rounds and made an appearance on his buddy […]
Getty Image The estate of George Carlin is suing “Dudesy”, the podcast behind the recent A.I.-generated version of the legendary comedian. On January 9, the Dudesy YouTube channel posted an hourlong stand-up comedy special titled […]
Jo Koy is still reflecting on his poorly-received Golden Globes hosting gig — calling the star-studded crowd a bunch of softies … this as he gets back to regular routine. Variety sent one of their […]
Getty Image Washed-up Mad TV alum Will Sasso, irrelevant podcaster Chad Kultgen, and an AI program named “Dudesy” have created an AI-generated George Carlin stand-up comedy special. According to Variety, Dudesy is “a comedy AI that hosts a […]
Dave Chappelle‘s new Netflix special is more of the same in terms of targeting transgender people — but he’s expanding his reach on marginalized people, roping in disabled folks too. In his new show, “The […]
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has expanded his ongoing “Off With His Head Tour” to include a new run of North American dates slated for 2024. Kicking off in Chicago on January 12th, the new 32-show leg […]
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 […]
In all three of his 1994 comedy blockbusters (a three-peat no one has pulled off before or since), the scripts didn’t matter, or at least, not the jokes. Carrey’s physicality was the punchline, the engine […]
An AI-generated extension of Seinfeld was captivating Twitch users earlier this month, another sign of machine learning being used experimentally in the entertainment space. However, the real Jerry Seinfeld isn’t worried about AI taking over his job: […]
Continue Reading Below There’s more doofus attitude than actual jokes throughout the show. For every set-up/punchline (“Do you mind if I smoke? No, mind if I fart?”), there are 10 bits of goofball physical shtick, […]
“I never thought of myself as a roast comic,” Leno jabbed at himself outside the comedy club where he returned to stand-up following a brief medical leave. Leno spent one week in the Grossman Burn […]
Trevor Noah isn’t taking his time moving on from The Daily Show. The comedian and host will embark on a 28-city North American stand-up tour, a run billed as Off the Record, beginning in January […]
Netflix is turning to Chris Rock to accomplish something the streamer has never offered: a stand-up special broadcast live. “Chris Rock is about to make history as the first artist to perform LIVE on Netflix!” read a tweet […]
Continue Reading Below This joke was precipitated by a minor controversy when actor and comedian Godfrey criticized T.I. on his podcast, In Godfrey We Trust, following an Atlanta comedy event back in February when Godfrey, […]