Comedy Promoter Criticized for Hosting Open Mic Where the Audience Pelts Poor Performers With Projectiles ‘The Beanbag Throw Show’ will encourage hecklers to huck projectiles at open-micers, because merely bombing wasn’t demoralizing enough Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 09, 2023
Robert Smigel Shines as Schwarzenegger in ‘Hans and Franz’ Movie That Never Was Authors By Matt Solomon Published June 09, 2023
‘Trading Places’ at 40 Has Something for Everyone to Hate Authors By Matt Solomon Published June 09, 2023
Joan Rivers Had 65,000 Jokes in Her Card Catalog Her legendary joke-filled filing cabinet will be put on display at the National Comedy Center Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 08, 2023
Trey Parker and Matt Stone Say They’ve Spent ‘Infinity Dollars’ on Rehabbing Casa Bonita Or just $40 million, which is still a lot for a taco shop Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 08, 2023
We Need Hot Messes Like John Early’s New HBO Special ‘Now More Than Ever’ Comedy special, meet gritty 1970s rockumentary. Authors By Matt Solomon Published June 08, 2023
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan Had Weekly 'Veep' Recap Lunches No one loved ‘Veep’ more than the people skewered on ‘Veep’ Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 08, 2023
TikTok Claps Back at Stand-Up Who Ripped Gen Z for Not Knowing How to Read Cursive An inane ‘kids these days’ bit drew the ire of the TikTok generation Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 08, 2023
13 Eric Andre Jokes for the Comedy Hall of Fame Andre doesn’t just walk the comedic line of awkward and absurd, he does cartwheels on it Authors By Erik Barnes Published June 08, 2023
The 25 Most Influential Comedy Specials of All Time From Robert Klein to John Mulaney, here are the comedy specials that changed everything Authors By Matt Solomon Published June 08, 2023
The Eggman Game from ‘I Think You Should Leave’ Is Real and It’s Definitely Not Porn The creator of the original nonsense game gave credit to the publicly playable fanmade project Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 07, 2023
Bowen Yang Had to Unlearn Everything ‘Saturday Night Live’ Taught Him ‘SNL’ is the greatest job you’ll ever need to forget Authors By Matt Solomon Published June 07, 2023
Veteran Comedy Actor Jay Johnston Arrested on Felony Charges in Connection with January 6th The ‘Mr. Show,’ ‘Anchorman,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘The Sarah Silverman Program’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor faces serious charges for his alleged involvement in the Capitol attack Authors By Keegan Kelly Published June 07, 2023
‘Big Boobs’: Network Head Had Specific Instructions for Debra Messing on ‘Will & Grace’ Messing fought to turn ‘flat-chested’ into comedy Authors By Matt Solomon Published June 07, 2023