Comedy Scene Tracker

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Britain's top comedians are being steered into tedious travelogues and celebrity competitions instead of creating actual comedy content, wasting their talent on caravan parks and canals.

Comedians are leveraging YouTube Shorts to push Netflix specials and tours.

• Jimmy Carr runs an official Shorts channel with stand-up clips that...

The concept for Ann Droid began with a newspaper story on robots caring for Japan's elderly, mixed with Morgan's own lockdown mishap sending her mum a...

• Krackpots in Massillon opened 2024 by comedian Chris Ketler, booking only pro national and regional acts
• Largest open mic in Northeast Ohio plus...

The New York Comedy Festival returns November 6-15 as the largest US comedy event.

• Over 200 comedians perform across 100+ venues in all five...

Maria Bamford delivers a truly singular comedic voice, as captured in a fresh compilation of her funniest and weirdest Just for Laughs Montreal moments. The full set is available now, ahead of her solo show on July 21 at Studio TD.

Director David Wain embraced a low-budget challenge to build a retro PEOPLE magazine office for Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.

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• 12 states, led by California AG Rob Bonta, sued Monday to stop the $110B Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
• Combined entity...

After nearly 40 years of living-room multi-cam hits like The Big Bang Theory, Chuck Lorre is pivoting hard with Stuart Fails To Save The Universe....

Claude's Comedy Club has opened at 1123 S. Broad St., offering a 100-seat showroom with nightly stand-up and a Sunday Gravy series to boost South...

Jeff Arcuri’s debut special Nice to Meet You hit No. 4 on Netflix’s U.S. TV chart just days after its July 7 release.

• Started in 2010 at Mark...

Two announcements align on the New York Comedy Festival's massive scope: over 200 comedians in 100+ shows across all five boroughs, Nov. 6-15.

• Star...

Widow’s Bay is called out as one of the best shows of the year and positioned for a potential Emmy sweep following the 2026 nominations announcement.

The Ted Lasso cast's surprise weekend in Kansas City—complete with a press conference, fan event, and Season 4 episode screening—shows Apple TV+...

Broadway star and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actor Josh Grisetti, who portrayed Ralph across eight episodes of the series, died at 44, with peers describing his loss as cataclysmic to comedy and theater communities.

Larry the Cable Guy shrugs off cancel culture pressures, insisting fans unhappy with an act should simply skip it rather than complain, and points to Shane Gillis as proof that doubling down after backlash builds bigger audiences.

Streaming Series Deals

• 🔥 Kid Sister Acquisition: ChaiFlicks has secured exclusive SVOD rights for both seasons of the comedy series “Kid...

ChaiFlicks secured exclusive SVOD rights to both seasons of the New Zealand comedy series “Kid Sister,” bringing Simone Nathan’s semi-autobiographical...

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe pivots the Big Bang Theory franchise into single-camera format with heavy VFX and multiverse elements,...