By Dylan P. Gadino | July 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm | 11 comments
UPDATE: 7:30 pm EST
Dave Chappelle performed last night -- this time, it was a 10-minute spot at Hard Rock Live (same venue) in Hollywood, FL and apologized for his "bad attitude" at Friday night's show. For the full story, read the original account below.
It seems Dave...
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By Carrie Andersen | June 7, 2011 at 11:57 am | One comment
For whatever reason, everyone and their mother thinks they can just jump into stand-up comedy and find success. Anyone who’s done stand-up before can tell you… not so much.
The jury’s out as to whether or not Larry King will be the exception to the rule. The former CNN...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 23, 2011 at 10:31 am | No comments
As you know, Larry King retired from his always-awkward, but for some reason well-respected chat show on CNN, Larry King Live, after 25 years at the helm. A month before that, we told you about Larry King's possible plans (threats?) to attempt a turn in stand-up comedy and in...
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By Carrie Andersen | January 31, 2011 at 4:29 pm | No comments
Comedy’s long been a space where the marginalized have had an opportunity to have candid conversations about their outsider status, and, ideally, connect with and educate the audience.
Historically, that’s been especially true for black and Jewish comics, but these days,...
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By Nate Billy | June 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm | No comments
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Joan Rivers has been everywhere recently promoting her documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work. She recently stopped by Larry King Live to discuss the film and things got pretty interesting when King asked about a particular incident...
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