Comedy Central and Refinery29 Announce Digital Content Deal Showcasing Female Comedians on the Rise
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2019 Comedy Central and Refinery29 today announced a digital-content partnership for two series from Comedy Central Productions produced in partnership with Refinery29 that will identify and showcase an all-female lineup of fast-rising comedians with distinct voices. Slated to premiere next spring, the s...
Will Smith to Host Stand-Up Comedy Series THIS JOKA for Quibi
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 02, 2020 Today, Quibi announced the acquisition of 'THIS JOKA', a sixteen episode stand-up comedy series hosted and executive produced by Will Smith. ...
Comedian Maria Bamford Returns To The Den Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 07, 2020 Following a sell-out, six-show run in 2019, comedian Maria Bamford, star of the hit Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, returns to The Den Theatre for six performances April 30 a?" May 3, 2020 on The Heath Main Stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets ($35 general admission, $55 VIP seatin...
Laura Lexx Brings Her Award-winning Show, 'Trying', To Soho Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2019 In 2015, a plucky reviewer opined, 'one can only hope there's some life-altering catastrophe around the corner for Laura Lexx'. Luckily for them, the comedian with 'superb material, brilliant delivery and irresistible personality', (**** TV Bomb) has since had a breakdown. Yay!...
POWERPOINT ROULETTE Returns To Caveat July 29
by A.A. Cristi - July 22, 2021 Powerpoint Roulette, the premiere office-software-based comedy show, returns to Caveat on July 29 at 7PM....
Jokesters Comedy Club Continues Live Comedy Shows Working Within Statewide Restrictions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2021 Jokesters Comedy Club has announced they will continue to bring live, professional standup comedy to Las Vegas working withing the statewide restrictions of 25% capacity. On Monday, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the 30-day extension on the statewide pause. ...
VIDEO: Josh Gad Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 17, 2020 Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here today, June 17 (12pm), as he chats stage and screen favorite with Josh Gad!...
Johannesburg International Comedy Festival Partners With Radisson Red For An Intimate Comedy Experience Next Month
by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2021 The Johannesburg International Comedy Festival (JICF) and Radisson Red are bringing back the laughs, good times & of course the comedians this October with a mini comedy festival aptly titled COVID RELIEF....
Patton Oswalt to Perform at the Beacon Theatre
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2018 The Madison Square Garden Company and Live Nation announced today that Patton Oswalt will take the Beacon Theatre stage on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 7:30PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 16, 2018 at noon....
Jokesters Comedy Club Brings Nightly Funny To Las Vegas
by Julie Musbach - November 30, 2018 Featuring professional, live standup comedy 7 nights a week. Jokesters Comedy Club is the only full time, professional comedy club in downtown Las Vegas overlooking the historical Freemont Street Experience....
VIDEO: Josh Gad Talks FROZEN, Broadway, and His Career on TODAY's Sunday SItdown
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2020 Josh Gad appeared on TODAY's Sunday Sitdown this week, to talk about his career, Broadway, and Frozen....
Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish And Byron Allen To Co-Host 'Feeding America Comedy Festival'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2020 Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish and Byron Allen will serve as co-hosts for the two-hour comedy special “Feeding America Comedy Festival” on Sunday, May 10 from 7-9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC....
Halloween Comedy Game Show THE MOVIE QUIZ Announced at Caveat NYC
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2021 Do you like scary movies? Good! Because the livestreamed game show The Movie Quiz is coming back into the real world for another round of interactive trivia and puzzles on Saturday, October 30th at 7pm, this time focusing on spooky cinema. ...
Crowded Presents BLUE SHEILAS: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2020 After sell-out runs of their individual solo shows at the 2019 Comedy Festival (Fiannah de Rue's unforgettable portrayal of tragic Carlton fans in Here Come the Blues, and Reeni Inosha's stellar debut, Enlighten Me A Little - with extra shows added), de Rue and Inosha join forces to bring their hard...
Laura Lexx Brings Her Award-winning Show, 'Trying', To Soho Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2018 In 2015, a plucky reviewer opined, 'one can only hope there's some life-altering catastrophe around the corner for Laura Lexx'. Luckily for them, the comedian with 'superb material, brilliant delivery and irresistible personality', (**** TV Bomb) has since had a breakdown. Yay!...
OLD SCHOOL SKETCH SHOW Returns To The PIT Now Virtual
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2021 Now from pitch 'to screen' instead of 'to stage,' The People's Improv Theater ('The PIT') launches a new virtual Old School Sketch Show ('OSSS') continuing with the legacy of their longest running sketch comedy program....
Comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson Announces Peacock Original Comedy Special LOVE JOY
by Michael Major - October 29, 2021 Shot on her 40th birthday at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York, Joyelle Nicole Johnson presents her debut comedy special, Love Joy. Addressing relationship issues from the familial to the familiar, Johnson states her case for why everyone needs to get therapy. Watch the new trailer now! ...
E! Orders New Unscripted Comedy DATING #NOFILTER
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 12, 2018 E! expands its original nightly programming line-up with a 20-episode order of the new unscripted comedy blind dating series, “Dating #NoFilter,” to air Monday through Thursday starting Monday, January 21st at 10:30p ET/PT. From Lime Pictures and All3Media America, “Dating #NoFilter” is a fresh and...
The Den Theatre Presents Comedy Star Maria Bamford
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2019 Maria Bamford, star of the hit Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, brings her stand-up tour to The Den Theatre for six performances only March 14 - 17, 2019 on The Heath Main Stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago....
Jaboukie Young-White Joins THE DAILY SHOW as Newest Correspondent
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 11, 2018 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah adds Jaboukie Young-White as the latest correspondent to join “The World's Fakest News Team” which includes Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan and Roy Wood Jr. Young-White was tapped by Executive Producer, Writer and Host, Trevor Noah and will make h...
VIDEO: MST3K's The Mads Release Halloween Safety Video and Announce Next Livestream, THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2020 Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu ('Dr. Clayton Forrester') and Frank Conniff ('TV's Frank), known collectively as 'The Mads,' have released an excerpt from last week's A Night of Shorts livestream featuring the comedians 'riffing' over Coronet's 'Halloween Safety (Second Edition)' e...
KEVIN HART PRESENTS: HART OF THE CITY Returns for Season 3 This June
by Tori Hartshorn - May 22, 2019 Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City is back with a new slate of 24 comedians from eight cities across the country. Season 3 premieres with back-to-back episodes on June 14 at 11:00 and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central, and episodes are double stacked all season for I Hart Fridays power hours of ...
Acclaimed Irish Comedy Tour Comes To The Colonial March 12
by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2020 Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes The Irish Comedy Tour at The Colonial Theatre on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $25....
Jokesters Comedy Club Wins 2018 “Best Of Las Vegas” Award
by Stephi Wild - October 14, 2018 Named 2018 'Best of Las Vegas' Comedy Club by the Las Vegas Review Journal Newspaper, Jokesters Comedy Club features live, professional standup comedy 7 nights a week and is the only full time comedy club in Downtown Las Vegas....
VIDEO: Josh Gad Talks FROZEN, Broadway, and His Career on TODAY's Sunday SItdown
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2020 Josh Gad appeared on TODAY's Sunday Sitdown this week, to talk about his career, Broadway, and Frozen.... |