Showing 166 - 180 of 689 articles tagged "Standup Comedy"

• Posted Wednesday 8/25/21 at 1:25PM EDT

  A viral TikTok video shows Bill Gates smiling while watching Chris Rock mock him in Netflix's Tamborine

  “Do you think kids were nice to Bill Gates in high school?” Rock says in the 2018 special, which Gates...

• Posted Monday 8/23/21 at 3:06PM EDT

  John Cleese is making a "cancel culture" documentary for Britain's Channel 4

  The Monty Python legend, who is known these days for speaking out against "cancel culture," will use his John Cleese: Cancel...

• Posted Saturday 8/14/21 at 4:26AM EDT

  Louis CK launched his comeback tour by performing in front of a giant "SORRY" sign

  The disgraced comedian performed to a packed audience at Madison Square Garden's Hulu Theater on Friday night, kicking off a...

• Posted Wednesday 8/11/21 at 1:18PM EDT

  Bill Engvall announces his retirement from standup comedy

  The comedian, actor, host, author and former "Blue Collar Comedy" group member will say goodbye with the “Here’s Your Sign,...

• Posted Monday 8/09/21 at 1:09PM EDT

  Nicole Byer to star in her first Netflix comedy special

  The Nailed It! host's first comedy special for the streamer is scheduled to film on Sept.

• Posted Thursday 8/05/21 at 4:16AM EDT

  Watching Bo Burnham: Inside in a movie theater is like having a Rock Horror Picture Show experience

  "People quietly sang along to their favorite songs and laughed with their friends, even putting their hands up when Burnham...

• Posted Wednesday 8/04/21 at 7:14PM EDT

  Louis CK announces national comeback tour with 50 shows in 30 cities

  The disgraced comedian's biggest standup tour since his 2017 sexual misconduct scandal is set to begin Aug.

• Posted Thursday 7/29/21 at 2:10AM EDT

  Bo Burnham's Inside album could earn him a Grammy nomination for best new artist

  Burnham could become the first comedian to earn a best new artist Grammy nomination since Robin Williams in 1978.

• Posted Saturday 7/24/21 at 8:36PM EDT

  Jackie Mason dies: The rabbi-turned-comedian known for kvetching with Borscht Belt humor was 93

  Mason's Borscht Belt style of comedy "was punchy, down-to-earth and emphatically Jewish," William Grimes writes in Mason's New York Times...

• Posted Saturday 7/24/21 at 5:16AM EDT

  Tig Notaro's animated HBO special Drawn works because it draws from her pre-pandemic work

  "Notaro isn’t the first comedian to animate their work: Kyle Kinane released an animated short of one of his jokes...

• Posted Wednesday 7/21/21 at 10:50AM EDT

  Kevin Hart's comedy crew to star in Netflix Plastic Cup Boyz: Laughing My Mask Off! standup specials

  Hart will produce the series of specials, premiering July 27, featuring Joey Wells, Na’im Lynn and Spank Horton, AKA the...

• Posted Thursday 7/15/21 at 4:07PM EDT

  Bo Burnham: Inside extends its theatrical run after high ticket demand

  The comedian's pandemic comedy special was originally planned for one night only on July 22.

• Posted Wednesday 7/14/21 at 2:11PM EDT

  Marlon Wayans is releasing an HBO Max comedy special next month

  Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is, premiering Aug.

• Posted Monday 7/12/21 at 12:39PM EDT

  Bill Cosby is banned from performing at New York's famed Comedy Cellar

  The standup comedy venue's owner Noam Dworman, who allowed Louis CK and Aziz Ansari to perform after their respective sexual...

• Posted Monday 7/12/21 at 12:39PM EDT

  Bo Burnham: Inside will be shown in theaters for one night only

  “Come on out,” Burnham tweeted of the July 22 theatrical showcase of his acclaimed Netflix pandemic special.