Business
Alex Duong, Stand-Up Comedian and ‘Blue Bloods’ Actor, Dies at 42
Alex Duong, a stand-up comedian and TV actor who appeared on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods,” died on Sunday in a Los Angeles hospital. He was…
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Culture
Bill Maher Refuses to Do Stand-Up Comedy Again Because ‘I Could Get Shot by the Left or the Right’: ‘I Don’t Won’t to Be Out There in This Country, in This Political Atmosphere’
Bill Maher told guest Patton Oswalt on the latest episode of the “Club Random” podcast that he is no longer interested in hitting the road…
Celebrity
Why Jim Gaffigan Calls This ‘the Best Time That Standup Comedy Has Ever Had’ Despite Censorship and Cancellation
If Tom Hanks is known as the “everyman” of movies — you know, the ordinary guys, so approachable and unpretentious that just about…
Business
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival represents everything wrong with the standup economy
Every comedian on the path to stardom will inevitably have to do shows they aren’t proud of. It’s sort of a rite of passage: the dreaded…
Culture
Leanne Morgan on Teaming With Chuck Lorre to Build a Netflix Series Around Her Comedy — Reviving the Once-Common Path From Stand-Up to Sitcom
Chuck Lorre first encountered stand-up comedian Leanne Morgan via her 2023 Netflix special “I’m Every Woman,” which became a smash for the…
Culture
Brett Goldstein Sets First Stand-Up Comedy Special at HBO
Brett Goldstein has set his first stand-up comedy special at HBO. Titled “The Second Best Night of Your Life,” the hour will debut on…