Jamie Foxx, Tiffany Haddish, Jessica Kirson, Ricky Gervais and others appear in the trailer for This Is Stand-Up, a new documentary premiering April 12th on Comedy Central. Directed and produced by Paul Toogood, the film will examine the life and art of stand-up comedy. “I was funny right out the …
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In this installment of “The First Time,” filmmaker Kevin Smith details his first conversation with Stan Lee, all the times he’s been to Comic Con, and his long-lasting love affair with jean shorts. The writer, director, and star of Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, as well several …
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The final trailer for Late Night, the new Amazon Studios comedy starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, is here. The film is in select theaters now, and will expand to more screens nationwide on June 14th. Thompson stars as Katherine Newbury, a veteran late-night host who for thirty years has led …
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Amidst the jokes, quips, groaners and yuks that comprise Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life, one of the best moments of the duo’s Netflix special involves a total screw-up. At the five-minute mark, as longtime pals Steve Martin and Martin …
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Could the next Johnny Carson be a comedian from West Orange, New Jersey with two Morrissey tattoos? “I know that’s an unrealistic goal,” Chris Gethard tells Rolling Stone with a bemused smile. “Is it gonna happen? Probably not. But why not try to take over, see what happens?” Gethard, 37, …
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