comedy
Australian Comic Celeste Barber to Hit U.S. and Canada on Backup Dancer Tour
Celeste Barber is headed to North America. The multihyphenate, who has been nicknamed the “Australian Queen of Comedy,” announced this morning that she’ll be hitting the road in May with the Backup Dancer Tour across the United States and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-plus city tour kicks off with a performance at the […]
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Ricky Gervais Says Critics Are “Faux” Offended After Petition Asks Netflix to Remove Material From New Special ‘Armageddon’
Ricky Gervais is responding to critics of material in his latest special, which includes a description of young cancer patients as “baldy,” as well as a derogatory term for having disabilities, saying in a recent interview that they’re “hecklers” who are “faux” offended. A teaser for the Emmy- and BAFTA-winning comedian’s new show Armageddon, which […]
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‘Jury Duty’ Breakout Ronald Gladden Inks Amazon Overall Deal
Ronald Gladden’s Hollywood journey isn’t over. The solar contractor-turned-breakout star of Amazon hit Jury Duty has inked a two-year overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios. As part of the new pact, he will produce, develop and star in a variety of content. “Words cannot express how excited I am to officially be a part of […]
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Trevor Noah Sets New Netflix Special (Exclusive)
Trevor Noah left The Daily Show, but he had no plans of slowing down. In fact, within weeks of wrapping his seven-year run in December, he kicked off a still-ongoing, global stand-up tour, which he titled his Off the Record Tour. Now, Noah is making that set available as his latest Netflix special, which will […]
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School of Hard Laughs
On May 5, 1979, the writers of Fantasy Island made a strange decision. After 35 successful episodes in which guests paid to live out dreams such as being a king, marrying a millionaire, finding the fountain of youth and having a harem, they offered viewers “The Comic,” in which a guy gets to be a […]
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Heather McMahan Talks New Netflix Special: “I’m Ready for My Melissa-McCarthy-in-‘Bridesmaids’ Moment”
In July 2019, comedian Heather McMahan was at a Lululemon-sponsored Malibu retreat when she got a phone call that changed her life — after a suggestion from Maria Shriver (who followed McMahan, also host of the Absolutely Not podcast, on Instagram), the Today show asked her to join Jenna Bush Hager as a fourth-hour guest co-host. […]
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The Second City Opening New York Entertainment Complex in November
The Second City announced plans Tuesday to open a physical location in New York this November, alongside its first slate of shows and cast. The improvisational comedy enterprise, which supports live theater and training, will house its new nearly 12,000 square-foot entertainment complex at 64 N. 9th St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Set to open on […]
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Netflix Sets Heather McMahan Stand-Up Special ‘Son I Never Had’ (Exclusive)
Heather McMahan found herself an absolutely yes. The comedian, who also hosts the popular Absolutely Not podcast on the Dear Media network, will debut her first stand-up special on Netflix Oct. 17. Titled Son I Never Had, the hourlong show is based on the material from her facetiously-titled The Farewell Tour, which ran 94 dates […]
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Whoopi Goldberg Defends Hasan Minhaj Embellishing Jokes in Stand-Up: “That’s What We Do”
Whoopi Goldberg came to Hasan Minhaj’s defense following claims that some of the jokes in his stand-ups are embellished. During a segment on The View Monday, Goldberg and her fellow co-hosts took a moment to discuss Minhaj exaggerating things that have happened to him at times for the sake of the joke. “That’s what we […]
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Hasan Minhaj Defends “Emotional Truth” of Stand-Up After Claims Some Material Was Embellished
Hasan Minhaj says “all my standup stories are based on events that happened to me” after a new profile in The New Yorker found that some of the details in his onstage anecdotes, like those featured in his Netflix stand-up specials, may have been made up. Stories that The New Yorker found didn’t necessarily play […]
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Adam Sandler Launches 25-City I Missed You Comedy Tour
This continues to be a big year for Adam Sandler, who is set to embark on a North American comedy tour on the heels of releasing one of the best-reviewed films of his career. Live Nation announced Wednesday that the star is set to embark on the 25-city I Missed You tour, which launches Oct. […]
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Saoirse Ronan Says She Wants to Star in a Comedy Like ‘Bridesmaids’: “Something Modern and Funny”
Saoirse Ronan, best known for her dramatic roles, is ready to switch things up and star in a comedy. Since the film genre is also her favorite to watch, the four-time Oscar-nominated actress recently told Harper’s Bazaar UK that she wants to partake in a project that sees her in a more comedic role for […]
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