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Posted Monday 10/04/21 at 9:36AM EDT
Dave Chappelle tells Morgan Freeman to "shut the f*ck up" in The Closer standup special trailer
Freeman narrates the trailer for Chappelle's sixth Netflix special, dropping on Tuesday.
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Posted Wednesday 9/29/21 at 1:46PM EDT
Dave Chappelle sets The Closer as his sixth Netflix standup special
The Oct.
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Posted Tuesday 9/28/21 at 1:09PM EDT
Phoebe Robinson sets HBO Max's Sorry, Harriet Tubman as her first solo standup special
In Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman, premiering Oct.
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Posted Monday 9/27/21 at 9:14PM EDT
Watch comedian Jo Firestone teach a comedy workshop to senior citizens in Peacock special trailer
The heartwarming Good Timing with Jo Firestone follows the comedian as she preps 16 seniors to perform in their first...
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Posted Saturday 9/25/21 at 1:39AM EDT
Norm Macdonald's "complicated legacy": Some women are accusing the comedy icon of sexual harassment
As The Daily Beast's Cheyenne Roundtree points out, a recurring theme in the late comedian's comedy was "dismissing women--how they...
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Posted Monday 9/20/21 at 6:18PM EDT
Norm Macdonald's comedic legacy should be viewed through his Christian faith
"The relationship between Christianity and stand-up comedy has been going steadily downhill for half a century," says Matthew Walther.
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Posted Wednesday 9/15/21 at 10:36PM EDT
Norm Macdonald's sensitivity to language and poetic brand of plain talk made him a comedy icon
"Macdonald was not only one of the funniest comics of his generation, but also a sneaky aesthete who elevated stand-up,...
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Norm Macdonald was a comedy chaos agent and the greatest talk show guest of all time
"You are born knowing that Saturday Night Live was better before you were born," says Rob Harvilla in an appreciation...
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Posted Saturday 9/11/21 at 2:39AM EDT
Vice TV's Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 reminds viewers how deeply the politics that grew out of 9/11 infiltrated comedic entertainment
"It plays all the hits, including George Carlin on mindless consumerism ('go out and buy some jewelry and a new...
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Posted Saturday 9/11/21 at 2:39AM EDT
John Mulaney's nice-guy schtick was probably always doomed to lead to disappointment
The past year has been jarring for fans of Mulaney, who a year ago was "sober, happily married, happily childless.
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Posted Wednesday 9/08/21 at 11:09PM EDT
John Mulaney fans should stop being offended by his divorce and new relationship with Olivia Munn: They know his comedy, but they don't know him
Mulaney fans have expressed disappointment -- not over his drug relapse and rehab stint, but for leaving his wife Annamarie Tendler...
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Posted Saturday 9/04/21 at 1:26AM EDT
Stand-up specials will never be as good as attending a stand-up performance in person
"Filming a great stand-up special is like trying to capture lighting in a bottle," says Olivia Cathcart.
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Posted Tuesday 8/31/21 at 12:58PM EDT
Ms. Pat lands her first Netflix special
Patricia Williams, the comedian, author and star of The Ms.
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Posted Friday 8/27/21 at 11:41PM EDT
Chris D'Elia returns to the stand-up stage one year after sexual misconduct allegations
D'Elia recently delivered a 20-minute set at Hollywood's Laugh Factory that included jokes about being canceled, seeking therapy and self-loathing.
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Posted Wednesday 8/25/21 at 1:25PM EDT
Comedy Central announces Ilana Glazer Presents Comedy on Earth: NYC 2020-2021
The Broad City alum will host a one-hour special on Sept.