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Hannah Gadsby jokes of her newfound Nanette fame: "It’s a bit much. I’ve had to go into hiding"
In a recent interview with Variety, Gadsby sounded overwhelmed, stunned and grateful that her Netflix standup special has become a...
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Posted Friday 7/06/18 at 3:07PM EDT
Dating Ariana Grande has made Pete Davidson more famous -- and more scrutinized over his old jokes
The SNL star made headlines this week when a Manchester bombing joke that he told last fall surfaced.
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Posted Friday 6/29/18 at 10:56PM EDT
Hannah Gadsby's Nanette comedy special calls out stand-up comedy's most pervasive bad habit
Many comedians excel because they are self-deprecating.
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Posted Wednesday 6/27/18 at 9:42PM EDT
Hannah Gadsby's Netflix stand-up special Nanette is a radical, transformative work of comedy
The Australian comic's word-of-mouth hit special, taped at the Sydney Opera House, is radical because of what she does in...
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Posted Monday 6/25/18 at 9:28PM EDT
"Netflix Discovery Syndrome": When a new Netflix property becomes a hit, despite a lack of promotion
Comedian Hannah Gadsby's stand-up special Nanette and the Netflix original romcom movie Set It Up are examples of Netflix programming...
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Posted Wednesday 6/20/18 at 6:07PM EDT
Comedians barely make money in L.A.'s burgeoning comedy scene -- contrary to a report that they can rake in thousands per week
Last week, a Hollywood Reporter article stated that "a newer comic just breaking into the L.
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Posted Friday 6/15/18 at 10:55PM EDT
Netflix has sparked a comedy club "gold rush" in Los Angeles
Comedy clubs throughout L.
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Posted Friday 6/15/18 at 10:55PM EDT
Check out the trailer for W. Kamau Bell's Netflix special
The CNN host's W.
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Posted Thursday 6/14/18 at 1:46PM EDT
Ellen DeGeneres announces her first stand-up tour in 15 years ahead of her Netflix special
Ellen's first tour since launching her daytime talk show will only visit three cities over the course of eight nights.
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Posted Wednesday 6/13/18 at 1:59PM EDT
Amazon orders a Just for Laughs docuseries
The long-running Montreal comedy festival will be the subject of a six-part docuseries that is described as "Hard Knocks for...
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Posted Monday 6/11/18 at 9:19PM EDT
Comedian Cameron Esposito is releasing her Rape Jokes comedy special for free on the web
Viewers of her self-released special can make a $10 donation, or watch for free.
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Posted Thursday 6/07/18 at 12:59AM EDT
Kathy Griffin: No one wants me for a reality show or a standup special after Trump beheading scandal
“I can't get a television series, even though I have eight (Emmy) nominations and two wins,” Griffin tells Entertainment Tonight.
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Posted Wednesday 5/23/18 at 2:17PM EDT
Ken Jeong to star in his first Netflix comedy special
Ken Jeong: First Date will film this fall at the Pasadena comedy club where he got his first start.
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Posted Tuesday 5/22/18 at 5:47PM EDT
Owner of New York's famed Comedy Cellar is happy to have Aziz Ansari perform -- and he'd welcome Louis CK back, too
Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman tells The New York Daily News a woman walking out of a recent Ansari performance...
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Posted Tuesday 5/22/18 at 6:12AM EDT
A woman walked out during an Aziz Ansari standup set in New York City
The New York Daily News reports the Master of None star made a surprise stand-up appearance at the Comedy Cellar...