Equity Launches Comedians' Charter at Edinburgh Fringe
by Grace Cutler - August 07, 2022 Equity launches a Comedians' Charter at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a step towards recognizing the needs of comedians as performers....
Kevin Hart's First Produced Stand-Up Comedy Special Coming Nov. 13
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 23, 2020 Laugh Out Loud, Kevin Hart’s comedy brand and multi-platform entertainment company, announced today its first original solo stand-up special, “AFFION CROCKETT: MIRROR II SOCIETY” is coming to LOL Network streaming and audio channels on Nov. 13. ...
Just For Laughs Collaborates With Meta To Bring Comedy Into VR
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2022 Just For Laughs has announced a new collaboration with Meta that will see a host of new and top comedians perform together in virtual reality for the first time. The shows were filmed at the 2022 Just For Laughs MONTREAL festival....
Club Cumming Presents Judy Gold: VOTE DAMMIT!
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2020 Club Cumming presents Judy Gold: VOTE DAMMIT! with special guests Mary Trump (!) Randy Rainbow and Bob DiBuono as Donald Trump, live Monday, November 2nd at 9pm. ...
Inaugural Ivy Comedians Night to Take Place in April At The Cantiki
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 28, 2022 Yale in Hollywood will present the inaugural Ivy Comedians Night to take place on Sunday April 3 at 5 pm at the Cantiki at 1300 S. Brand Blvd. in Glendale....
Jersey City Comedy Festival Brings Laughs Online
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 27, 2020 Art House Productions has announced the Virtual Jersey City Comedy Festival (JCCF) which will take place next month, August 12th-15th. JCCF will be held entirely on Zoom with over 65 performers from across the country. ...
Maria Bamford Comes to Comedy Works South This Month
by Stephi Wild - August 14, 2021 Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials:...
The Den Theatre Presents Comedians Maria Bamford and Sam Morril
by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2021 The Den Theatre will welcome back live audiences this fall with an ever-growing line-up of comedy performances. ...
Covid Arms Announces Extra Christmas Performance
by Stephi Wild - December 21, 2021 The last few weeks have been a downer for everyone so over at The Covid Arms Jess Lea-Wilson, Jake Lea-Wilson and landlady Kiri Pritchard-MacLean, have got together with their mates from the music and comedy industry and decided to put on an extra evening of laughter and entertainment at the UK's be...
BWW Interview: Kiki Yeung & Her Crazy Woke Asians Making Their Mark During AAPI Heritage Month
by Gil Kaan - May 13, 2021 Asian comedy troupe CRAZY WOKE ASIANS created by Kiki Yeung will be celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a schedule full of shows at the Santa Monica Playhouse. Kiki managed to find some time to answer a few of my inquiries between producing the various May shows, rehe...
BWW Blog: My Reasons to Smile - Frosty's World #9
by Student Blogger: Laura Frost - February 01, 2021 Enjoy the latest installment of Frosty's World!...
Equity Launches Comedians' Charter at Edinburgh Fringe
by Grace Cutler - August 07, 2022 Equity launches a Comedians' Charter at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a step towards recognizing the needs of comedians as performers....
BWW Review: The Distraction by the Umbilical Brothers at QPAC
by Virag Dombay - April 29, 2021 The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction playing at the Playhouse Theatre from 27 Apr to 2 May 2021...
EDINBURGH 2022: Pick of the Programme- Free Fringe
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 13, 2022 BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue lists her top picks from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe free Fringe programme....
COMEDIANS CAROLING to Take The Stage At The People's Improv Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2021 COMEDIANS CAROLING is coming to The People's Improv Theatre for one night only on Sunday, December 12th! This holiday benefit comedy show features NYC's brightest up-and-coming comedians performing hilarious versions of your beloved holiday songs. It's a night packed full of music and laughter, all ...
Chance Theater to Present STAND UP TUESDAY Series Starting This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - October 02, 2022 Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, will host a new stand-up comedy series presented by Prayer Dudz – Stand-Up Tuesdays. This new stand-up comedy series, hosted by Mark Christopher Lawrence (best known for playing Big Mike from the NBC hit series “Chuck”), will have its next...
Comedian Maria Bamford Will Play The Den Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2021 Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials....
Summer Lineup Announced For Liverpool's Epstein Theatre
by Stephi Wild - July 29, 2022 Liverpool's Epstein Theatre is gearing up for an exciting Summer season with plenty going on for all the family. The venue reopened in October 2021 under new management, and has since continued to make its mark upon returning to the Liverpool theatre scene. ...
BWW Interview: Dan Goodman and JoAnna Ross from Schtick a Pole in It
by Carissa Chesanek - March 21, 2022 Dan Goodman and JoAnna Ross are the comedians behind New York City's Schtick a Pole in It, a hilarious and enticing comedy show-meets-pole-dancing extravaganza at DROM in the East Village. We sat down with the power duo to learn how this show first came about, the challenges they faced getting start...
Two Comedians and Another Amazing Musical Artist Added to the Fall 2022 Schedule at UPH
by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2022 Universal Preservation Hall is announcing three new shows added to the fall 2022 line-up. ...
POWERPOINT ROULETTE Returns To Caveat July 29
by A.A. Cristi - July 22, 2021 Powerpoint Roulette, the premiere office-software-based comedy show, returns to Caveat on July 29 at 7PM....
VIDEO: Josh Gad Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 17, 2020 Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! Tune in right here today, June 17 (12pm), as he chats stage and screen favorite with Josh Gad!...
Mary L. Trump and Randy Rainbow Added to Judy Gold 'Election Eve' Special Tonight From Club Cumming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 02, 2020 Club Cumming Productions has updated their current season featuring a cavalcade of their most beloved performers in a virtual cabaret series exclusively on Stellar, a new premium streaming platform for fans of live performance. The series marries the tiny boîte's diverse roster of talent and eclecti...
Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish And Byron Allen To Co-Host 'Feeding America Comedy Festival'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2020 Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish and Byron Allen will serve as co-hosts for the two-hour comedy special “Feeding America Comedy Festival” on Sunday, May 10 from 7-9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC....
Judy Gold Joins Lineup for INDICTMENT EXCITEMENT at Theatre555
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2022 Emmy-Award winning stand-up comic Judy Gold will add her voice to “INDICTMENT EXCITEMENT,” a lacerating exploration of the current political world of Donald Trump, the Republican Party and the upcoming midterm elections for 5 nights – Tuesday, October 21, Wednesday, October 21, Friday, October 28, T... |