Kyle Kinane is a comedian. Sure, he’s also a podcaster (teaming with Shane Torres for the No Accounting For Taste pod wherein the co-hosts joke about and celebrate things others drag). He also has more than 50 credits as an actor and voice actor, but stand-up comedy is the job. It’s the one that sends […]
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Richard The Lion – Remembering The Strength Of Richard Lewis’ Comedy
As we all do, I find myself comfort-watching, reading, or listening to the work of a dead celebrity near immediately after hearing of their passing. Last night, I chased the news of Richard Lewis’ death by watching his Magical Misery Tour comedy special from 1997. In the special, Lewis is younger but still middle-aged, clad […]
Read MoreComedians Eddie Griffin, Corey Holcomb, Donell Rawlings Shock Audiences With Unfunny Comments
The comedy world isn’t always fun and games. If there’s one thing we learned from Katt Williams’ explosive appearance on “Club Shay Shay,” it’s that comedians have more beefs than rappers. That notion was on full display during a recent stand up show by Donell Rawlings, who had words for Corey Holcomb. ‘Bob Marley: One […]
Read MoreComedian David Lucas Won’t Apologize For Tasteless Jokes About George Floyd’s Police Murder
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Comedian David Lucas is stirring up controversy with his latest stand-up comedy bit. During a performance at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester, Connecticut, comedian David Lucas angered a few Black audience members when he made an insensitive remark about the 2020 murder of George Floyd at […]
Read MoreA New Crop of Black Comedians You Should Know
Jeff Wright Stand-Up Performance Jeff Wright has gone from making people laugh on social media to making people laugh on TV (like many others on this list). Initially creating skits at home, Wright has appeared on some big shows including “Late Night with Seth Myers,” “Celebrity Game Face,” and “The Amber Ruffin Show.”
Read MoreFired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled ‘Simply Funny’
Jad Sleiman doing stand-up. Image Credit: Jad Sleiman A reporter who was fired last year when his employer found clips of his standup comedy online must be reinstated because his jokes are funny, a third-party arbitrator has ruled. The arbitrator also found that his comedy clips, which covered topics including 9/11, Israel, and oral sex, […]
Read MoreGeorge Santos Is Right About One Thing
By 2003, Thomas’s wife, Ginni, had begun working at the Heritage Foundation and was making a salary in the low six figures. The Heritage Foundation is part of the Koch brothers’ network. By at least 2010, Clarence Thomas began secretly participating in Koch donor network events, which put him in touch with wealthy and influential […]
Read MoreA Nice Long Chat With Pete Holmes About Comedy, God, And Knife-Wielding Coyotes
What makes a comedy special great? Is it something that’s of the moment like Bo Burnham’s Inside or that sparks conversation like Hannah Gadsby’s Nannette? Something confessional and intimate, like Jerrod Carmichael’s Rothaniel, or something that asks big questions while telling us a personal story like Mike Birbiglia does? Maybe it’s the latest dispatch from […]
Read MoreGoodbye Matthew Perry, a Different Kind of Male Role Model
Students in India paint a portrait to pay tribute to late actor Matthew Perry. Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/NurPhoto via Getty Images As the third and youngest child, by the time it got to me, my parents just sort of stuck me in front of the TV for hours on end. That’s no shade on them […]
Read MoreThe 25 Best Stand-Up Comedy Specials On Netflix Right Now (October 2023)
Going out on a limb here: you could probably use a good laugh. Fortunately, a lot of the best stand-up comedy is more than just silly stuff. Today’s most popular stand-up comedians have expanded their vision to become more like camp counselors and philosophers who can also tell a mean fart joke and make you […]
Read MoreThe 30 Funniest Shows On Netflix Right Now (September 2023)
With a new year comes a whole new slew of titles to add to your watchlist, including the hundreds of shows you keep saying you are going to watch but never get around to it. We are all guilty of that, but now, more than ever, there are so many choices of what to watch, […]
Read MoreThe Real Horror in Only Murders in the Building: The Cost of Living in New York
Mabel never treated the podcast as a job, but she is realizing she might have to, especially what with Oliver and Charles distracted by Death Rattle. Cinda Canning tries to entice Mabel to join her podcast production company, but only as a solo act. Mabel refuses out of loyalty. What is she going to do […]
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