Tracy Morgan Uses Humor To Heal On The ‘Picking Up The Pieces’ Tour
Getty/Uproxx For his 2014 Comedy Central stand-up special, Bona Fide, Tracy Morgan took the stage at the BAM Harvey Theater in Brooklyn with a mic stand and an all-black, upholstered chair. His...
View ArticleThe 15 Best Stand-Up Specials On Netflix
HBO/Netflix In January, Netflix announced premiere dates for four new stand-up specials from nationally and internationally renowned comedians that would air exclusively on the streaming service. From...
View ArticleTheo Von Talks New Orleans, Football Fans And The Long Road To Netflix’s ‘No...
Netflix Theo Von got his start on the MTV reality shows Road Rules and Real World while he was in college, but he quickly surpassed his beginnings with a successful career as a stand-up comedian,...
View ArticleCameron Esposito On Bobcat Goldthwait, Everyday Things And Her New Seeso...
Seeso Mark your calendars accordingly, because 2016 will be the year of Cameron Esposito. The 34-year-old comic came out swinging in 2013 when she made her television debut on The Late Late Show with...
View ArticleRemembering Garry Shandling’s Classic Interview With Charlie Rose
The world lost a generational talent and one of the good guys with the passing of Garry Shandling at the age of 66 this week. To many, the comedian was more than just a performer or entertainer, he...
View ArticleMargaret Cho Lost It On Stage And Went After Hecklers As The Audience Walked Out
Stand-up comedian and North Korean impersonator Margaret Cho upped her photo bomb factor a bit during a stand-up comedy set in New Jersey. Or at least that’s how it looks in a blurry, mostly...
View ArticleThese People Were Never The Same After Walking In On Their Parents
Getty Image We all know what our parents did to bring us here – they had sex. Well, I hope we all know. I really don’t want this post to be the reason some Google-searching 9-year-old asks their...
View Article7 Social Situations Where Drinking Will Make Everything Better
Shutterstock Every few years, there are studies in the news that boast the benefits of drinking. A few cocktails make you better at work! A couple of beers make you better in bed! Drinking unleashes...
View ArticleHannibal Buress Surprises Everyone With ‘Hannibal Takes Edinburgh,’ A New...
Netflix With his participation in the Bill Cosby scandal long behind him, stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress broke new ground with his Comedy Camisado special for Netflix in February, during which he...
View ArticleHannibal Buress Keeps The Spirit Of Comedy Documentaries Alive In ‘Hannibal...
Netflix/Shutterstock Netflix surprised everyone when they announced that stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress, who released a new special with the streaming platform in February, would be releasing a...
View Article‘MADtv’ Is Coming Back To Prime Time On The CW Because There Isn’t Already...
FOX Not only is there a lot of television these days, but there’s also a lot of comedy. From mainstream shows with ridiculously large followings (Archer and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), to...
View ArticleLouis C.K. Is In Massive Debt And It’s All Because Of ‘Horace And Pete’
Getty Image Never one to shy away from new and non-traditional attempts to get his creative output from his brain to fans, Louis CK has been mostly lucky to this point as far as independent sales go....
View ArticleIs Bono Right To Suggest Deploying Comedians Like Amy Schumer And Chris Rock...
Getty Image While the remaining presidential candidates duke it out ahead of this summer’s nominating conventions and the general election in November, the Syrian refugee crisis has ballooned into a...
View ArticleThis Guy Waited Seven Years To Tell The Perfect Joke On Twitter
Twitter Some comedians prefer a more rapid-fire style of comedy, whereas others rely on more of a slow burn. Twitter user Marcus Lepage clearly falls into the latter category, as he sat on this tweet...
View ArticleA Ranking Of Comics Who Would Absolutely Destroy You In A Roast
Getty Image There are few times in life when it’s okay to absolutely destroy someone verbally. A political attack ad, a rap beef or really any talk show on Fox. Roasts are also one of those times....
View ArticleComedy Careers That Were Redefined By Celebrity Roasts
Getty Image Whether it’s truTV’s new show Comedy Knockout or the famous Dean Martin Celebrity Roast series of the mid-to-late ’70s, all modern and past comedy roasts owe their existence to the New...
View ArticleThis Is The Best Cat Vs. Thug Staring Contest You Will See All Day
Let’s be honest, there are some cats you just don’t mess with. Mountain lions. A feral alley cat in heat. KEANU. Then there are others who can break you just like that. One flick of a whisker and bam,...
View ArticleTracy Morgan Cancels His Only Mississippi Show Over The State’s Anti-LGBT Law
Getty Image Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock alum Tracy Morgan has been touring the country for the first time since his near-fatal car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Uproxx wrote up the new show,...
View ArticleJerry Seinfeld Will Mediate A Discussion Between Margaret Cho And Angry Fans...
Getty Image Jerry often had to be a therapist for his fictional friends on Seinfeld, but apparently those skills are going to come in handy when he steps in as moderator for a special event featuring...
View ArticleThe Stories Behind Comedy’s Most Bitter Feuds
Getty Image Whether it’s a lone comic entertaining the audience while denouncing hecklers, a group of comedians roasting a fellow performer, or panelists on truTV’s Comedy Knockout trying not to lose,...
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