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Ricky Gervais defends joke after calls to remove it from Netflix special

Posted 1 year ago

Ricky Gervais is further discouraging anyone who might be easily offended to skip his upcoming Netflix special, Armageddon.

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Hasan Minhaj rejects misleading article accusing him of faking racism

Posted 1 year ago

Hasan Minhaj is on the defensive, coming after a piece that criticized him for allegedly creating racist scenarios that never happened.

Unfrosted: Jerry Seinfeld to write and direct Pop Tart biopic

Posted 4 years ago

What's the deal with Pop Tarts? They don't pop, and they aren't tart. (Cue musical interlude) After distancing himself from sitcoms, Jerry Seinfeld will star in, direct, and produce Unfrosted, a film comedy he co-wrote with Spike Feresten and Barry Marder that...

Netflix slots new stand-up specials from Patton Oswalt and Jerry Seinfeld

Posted 5 years ago

I know a lot of people who could really use a good laugh right about now, and so it is my pleasure to report that both Patton Oswalt and Jerry Seinfeld are headed to Netflix for the launch of their...

Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy brings stand-up to multiple late-night scenes

Posted 6 years ago

Will Ferrell's ANCHORMAN character Ron Burgundy stormed the late-night TV circuit on Thursday for a stand-up act spread across multiple programs. In just one evening, Burgundy appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night...

Ken Jeong leapt off stage mid-show to help someone having a seizure

Posted 7 years ago

Step aside, Marvel and DC, a real superhero has recently arrived on the scene, and his name is Ken Jeong! During a recent performance at the Stand Up Live Comedy Club on Saturday night in Phoenix, comedic actor Ken Jeong jumped from...

Seth Rogen and his famous friends unite in Hilarity for Charity trailer

Posted 7 years ago

You may have heard that Seth Rogen entered into a lifetime deal to transfer full ownership of his personal autonomy to Netflix, Inc. yesterday, and although it was clearly an April Fool's joke, it did serve the purpose of setting...

Netflix announces new comedy special with Steve Martin and Martin Short

Posted 7 years ago

Early this afternoon, Steve Martin took to his personal Twitter account to reveal that he and fellow comedian Martin Short are have plans to present a new comedy special on Netflix later this year. Entitled STEVE MARTIN AND MARTIN SHORT: AN EVENING...

Chris Rock’s new comedy special gets a premiere date on Netflix

Posted 7 years ago

This year's Valentine's Day just got a whole lot sweeter, as Netlfix has announced that Chris Rock's latest stand-up special, TAMBORINE, will make its debut on the popular streamer on February 14th. While working the crowd for his first stand-up...

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