By Dylan P. Gadino | September 18, 2012 at 10:51 am | No comments
Award-winning British comedian Simon Amstell, who we profiled in August during his five-week run of live shows in New York City, is returning to the States-- live onstage and on television! He'll bring his show Simon Amstell: Numb to San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | September 13, 2012 at 6:22 pm | One comment
Over the last few years, comedy lovers have happily followed Rob Delaney on his amazing journey from Twitter phenom to respected writer and stand-up comedian. And this month, there's a huge payoff for us, as if his constant stream of brilliantly tweets wasn't enough. The...
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By Angela Frissore | September 10, 2012 at 10:35 pm | 3 comments
Every now and then, a comedy album comes along that is so entertaining, so enthralling, that it pulls you in like an old-timey radio program; nothing else exists. Your focus is entirely on every word the comedian says. Enter comedian Tyler Boeh – a native of Portland, OR who...
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By Brian Piccolo | September 6, 2012 at 11:46 pm | 3 comments
As a comic, I have a recurring dream of getting on stage, performing new material, getting no response, and then realizing I just performed all my jokes in my underwear. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be happy to know that your dreams can now come true, for about a...
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By Lucas Gardner | August 18, 2012 at 10:39 am | One comment
Continuously embattled comedian Katt Williams has recorded a new stand-up special, Kattpocalypse, for Showtime. It will premiere on the network on Aug 24 with the DVD release scheduled for Sept. 18.
Kattpocalypse will be Katt's newest hour since the release of It's Pimpin'...
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By Lucas Gardner | August 17, 2012 at 11:50 am | No comments
Logo, the Viacom-owned channel that produces programming geared towards the LGBT demographic, will be debuting two one-hour specials later this year from Wanda Sykes, in which she and a roundtable of guest panelists cover the topic of gay rights as it pertains to the upcoming...
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By Lucas Gardner | August 9, 2012 at 12:29 pm | 2 comments
With two published books under his belt, his current gig hosting Family Feud, a handful of other television and film roles and an upcoming afternoon talk show, Steve Harvey has been a busy man with an interest in a wide variety of projects. He's so busy, in fact, that last year...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 1, 2012 at 2:35 pm | 2 comments
You might know already that veteran comedian Steve Harvey has been on his farewell tour. Months ago, he announced he'd be retiring from stand-up comedy to pursue other avenues; he is after all the head of a syndicated radio show, author and current host of Family Feud, and he'll...
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By Billy Procida | July 24, 2012 at 3:12 pm | 2 comments
Depending how old you are, you may know comedian Kevin Nealon from something different. You may remember him from his appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. You may know him from his 12 year stint on Saturday Night Live. Younger folks recognize him from his principal...
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