EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Francisco Ramos is set to release a new hour-long special, Francisco Ramos: Still Learning, on TVOD via Comedy Dynamics on June 9. Produced by Super Nice Guys, with filming taking place at The Triad Theater in New York City, Still Learning dives into the lessons that don’t come with instructions: marriage, therapy, eating with other people, and […]

From one comedy legend to another: "Tonight we honor a man full of greater surprises."

EXCLUSIVE: Punchup Live, the creator-owned live entertainment platform from Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani, has launched a native podcast product, with popular comedy pods Bein’ Ian with Jordan (hosted by Jordan Jensen and Ian Fidance) and Tuesdays with Stories (hosted by Mark Normand and Joe List) joining the service. The intention behind the launch is to allow comics to more […]

Hart admits that the line from Hinchcliffe 'wasn't tasteful.'

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Gives Back, the nonprofit providing a safety net for the comedy community through financial crisis, mental health care, and recovery services, has announced Zoe Friedman’s elevation to Executive Director. In her new role, Friedman is charged with leading the nonprofit into its next phase of growth, ensuring it remains a vital and enduring force […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club is readying its second annual NY Laughs Festival, which is set to take place across Lower Manhattan and Union Square from June 4-7. The lineup this year features Jeff Ross, Dave Attell, Andrew Dice Clay, Mark Normand, Bret Ernst, Paul Virzi, Rachel Feinstein, Big Jay Oakerson, Matthew Broussard, Joey […]

EXCLUSIVE: Married comedians Bruce Gray and Kelly Ryan have teamed up for Hold Your Peace, a new podcast with All Things Comedy that launches today. Episodes will air weekly on Thursdays, as Gray and Ryan get together with their funniest friends to talk about what pisses them off as they try to find the balance between rage […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Rob Anderson is set to unveil his debut special, Are You Afraid of the ’90s?, on YouTube on June 3. Known online as the “King of Nostalgia,” Anderson has built a cult following through his celebrating and roasting of the most chaotic retro pop culture moments with throwback deep dives. Now, he brings that nostalgia-fueled […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Jordan Jensen is extending her sold-out Bus-ted Up North America Tour with a new leg, consisting of 27 dates across the continent. The run kicks off in Norwalk, CT on Saturday, Aug. 15 and wraps in San Luis Obispo, CA on Saturday, Nov. 7. Pre-sale kicks off Wednesday, May 20 at 10 a.m. local time, with […]

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed comedian, actor, author, and digital creator Zarna Garg for representation in all areas. With more than four million followers and billions of views across platforms, Garg has built a global fanbase through her sharp, deeply relatable observations on family, culture, and modern life. She broke out with the 2023 Amazon special Zarna Garg: […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Nick Guerra has partnered with Comedy Dynamics and Super Nice Guys to release his new stand-up comedy special, Risk Taker. It’ll debut across Prime Video, Apple TV and other platforms on Tuesday, May 19th. In the special, Guerra tackles topics including the beauty of the skip intro guy, the soundtrack to future drug commercials, and […]

EXCLUSIVE: After making an impression as one of the major stand-outs of Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart, put on at the tail-end of Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, comedian Sheryl Underwood has signed with CAA. Underwood first rose to prominence as a stand-up with appearances on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and BET’s Comic View, before becoming the longest-running co-host of CBS’s The […]

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of his fifth Netflix special, Mike Epps: Delusional, which delivered his strongest launch to date on the platform with nearly four million views in its first week, comedian Mike Epps has inked a deal for two more specials with the company. Netflix is eyeing to release the specials in 2028 and 2030. Further […]

Atsuko Okatsuka presents as someone who knows exactly who she is and has no trouble expressing it. But in truth, it’s taken the comic some time to come around to this place. These days, she travels the world selling hundreds of thousands of tickets — an artist whose appeal knows no borders. But it was […]

A month after he was hospitalized following a fiery car crash in New Hampshire, Eugene Mirman is back in a joking mood. On Tuesday, the Bob’s Burgers voice actor announced his first stand-up special in a decade, Here Comes the Whimsy, would debut that night on YouTube, now available to stream entirely on the Pretty […]

Headlining three shows this week at the Hollywood Palladium, Dave Chappelle is continuing to downplay his history of anti-trans jokes. The 5x Emmy-winning comedian recently claimed the media has gotten his “jokes wrong” and not allowed for nuance in its coverage of the backlash to his previous stand-up specials, urging viewers to allow “a margin […]

UPDATED, May 6, 10:34 a.m.: HBO has unveiled a premiere date, trailer and logline for Symphony, its first comedy special from Emmy nominee Josh Johnson, which we announced in March. Symphony will premiere on HBO at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Friday, May 22 and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. The special […]

EXCLUSIVE: Just for Laughs has announced a second round of shows set for this year’s flagship comedy festival, taking place in Montreal from July 15-26. Due to popular demand, Jerry Seinfeld has added a second show at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts on July 23rd. Other additions include Dan Soder, Lucy Darling, Chris Fleming, […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Comedians Emmy Blotnick and Jourdain Fisher are taking new specials to Gorilla Comedy+. They’ll be among the first to debut on the recently announced streaming service of 800 Pound Gorilla, launching May 5. Blotnick’s What’s Her Secret? will be available for streaming exclusively on Gorilla Comedy+ starting May 18, with a worldwide YouTube release […]

Recently, Ari Shaffir came to the end of two journeys — one spanning seven months off the grid in South America, the other decades in the making. A comedian known for disappearing abroad for extended stretches — who chronicles his escapades on his podcast You Be Trippin’ — Shaffir resurfaced in late March following his […]

EXCLUSIVE: Zach Zucker, an artist at the forefront of the contemporary clown comedy movement, known for his alter ego of Jack Tucker, has announced that his first special under that name, Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour, will launch on YouTube at 12:00 p.m. PT on April 26. A graduate of École Philippe Gaulier in France, […]

On the heels of Fat Rascal, which premiered on Netflix in 2023, and amid work on Shane Gillis’ Netflix comedy series Tires, comedian Stavros Halkias has inked a deal with the streamer for another comedy special, titled Uncle Stav. No word yet on what specifically Halkias will be discussing, though the title obviously bears familial […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rising L.A. comic Leslie Liao has announced that her debut hour special, Silky Smooth, is out now for exclusive early access via 800 Pound Gorilla, with a YouTube release slated for Tuesday, April 28 at 5 p.m. PST. In Silky Smooth, Liao explores the chaotic stages of adulthood, scheduling fun plans with tired friends, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Heather Shaw has announced that her debut special, Alright, See Ya!, in which she tackles everything from gay bars and Caitlyn Jenner to pop culture more broadly, will be released on YouTube on Thursday, May 14. Performed, written, and produced by Shaw, the special was filmed before a sold-out crowd at Comedy Cabin […]

EXCLUSIVE: New York comic Graham Kay has announced a new special, Pete & Me, that’ll premiere on Nateland Entertainment’s YouTube page today at 4 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET. He also unveiled a trailer, which you can view above. In the special, Kay blends stand-up with heartfelt storytelling about life alongside his older brother Pete, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Tian, an emerging Australian comic named to Deadline’s list of Stand-Ups to Keep an Eye on in 2026, has announced that her third special, Mother Supreme, will launch exclusively on Veeps on May 7th. In the hour, filmed at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY in January, Tian unpacks leaving Australia for a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Nurse Blake is expanding his But Did You Die? Tour, launched last year, with shows in over 35 North American cities set for fall. Now spanning over 100 shows across the U.S. and Canada, the tour has Blake diving into the wild things patients and their families say and do at hospitals, from […]

Attention, fans: Pete Holmes has reached “cruising altitude.” Twenty-five years into his stand-up career, Holmes has settled into a new rhythm as a performer. He no longer wants to be a “rock polisher,” he says, grinding out three to four sets a night, as he did for many years. In the interest of preserving his […]

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has inked a multi-year deal with SiriusXM that will give him his own show and exclusive channel with the subscription-based satellite radio service. Beginning April 20, SiriusXM Channel 99 will become Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio, a 24/7 comedy destination curated and headlined by Maniscalco, which replaces SiriusXM Raw Comedy. Launching April […]