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Posted Monday 4/18/22 at 10:05PM EDT
Comedian Rebecca Corry expects to be "canceled again" when she incorporates Louis CK's sexual harassment into her standup act
In her first interview in four years, Corry -- who first spoke out about CK's sexual misconduct in a November 2017...
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Posted Saturday 4/16/22 at 5:19AM EDT
Comedians who are obsessed with their haters are ruining comedy, from Bill Maher to Hannah Gadsby to Dave Chappelle
"From provocateurs like Dave Chappelle to progressives like Hannah Gadsby, comics on the world’s biggest stages are allowing the faceless...
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Posted Saturday 4/16/22 at 5:19AM EDT
How do Jerrod Carmichael's previous specials look in wake of him coming out on HBO's Rothaniel?
The 2019 specials Home Videos and Sermon on the Mount form a trilogy about family with Rothaniel, says Lili Loofbourow,...
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 2:12PM EDT
Watch David Spade's trailer for his Netflix standup debut
David Spade: Nothing Personal, taped in Minneapolis, drops on April 26.
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For Gilbert Gottfried, the idea that a joke could be "too soon" was offensive
Gottfried, who died Tuesday at age 67, became synonymous with the phrase "too soon" after joking about 9/11 at The...
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 2:55AM EDT
Bill Maher's new #Adulting HBO special is as unfunny and unimaginative as its title
"These days, a Bill Maher stand-up special more closely resembles a political pep rally," says Marlow Stern.
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Posted Wednesday 4/13/22 at 2:55AM EDT
Gilbert Gottfried excelled at being a comic flame-thrower, as demonstrated when he roasted Roseanne Barr
Gottfried, who died Tuesday at age 67, was the rare comedian who can get away with crossing the line, says Greg...
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Posted Tuesday 4/12/22 at 1:49PM EDT
Louis CK's Grammy win sends the message that "nobody cares," says one of his sexual harassment victims
“Nobody cares.
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Posted Monday 4/11/22 at 4:07PM EDT
Watch the trailer for HBO Max's Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners
The April 21 special will feature Marlon Wayans introducing the comedians who've opened for him.
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Posted Saturday 4/09/22 at 2:45AM EDT
Ronny Chieng’s new Netflix Speakeasy special isn't as interesting as the way it looks
"Let’s get this out of the way: Speakeasy looks gorgeous," says Nicholas Quah of Chieng's new special, which takes place...
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Posted Friday 4/08/22 at 3:44AM EDT
Jerrod Carmichael's Rothaniel could be the future of comedy, showing that standup doesn't need to punch down to be effective
"For obvious reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way comedy and the language of violence have become long-standing...
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Posted Friday 4/08/22 at 3:44AM EDT
The Comedy Store turns 50
"For 50 years, the Comedy Store has been a club in need of comics, and a place for comics in...
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Jerrod Carmichael transcends the boundaries of standup comedy with HBO's Rothaniel
"Some standup comics pause for laughs," says Eric Kohn of Carmichael's third HBO special, directed by Bo Burnham.
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Posted Monday 4/04/22 at 9:16PM EDT
Louis CK's ability to put out an album and for it to win a Grammy is further proof "cancel culture" is a myth
"While people certainly do get 'canceled,' the term has been weaponized against the #MeToo movement to make it look like...
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Posted Monday 4/04/22 at 9:16PM EDT
Jerrod Carmichael coming out in HBO's Rothaniel is pointed, quiet, hilarious and heartbreaking all at once
In the special, "Carmichael walks an astonishingly difficult tightrope between the fraught past and present to, he hopes, a more...