NBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special “Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas,” set to air Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. Based on the popular film “Elf” and the hit Broadway show “Elf: The Musical,” the special will star four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Buddy.
Carolines on Broadway announces its all-star line-up of talent for the month of October 2014, highlighted by headliners Judah Friedlander, from NBC's "30 Rock" and Syfy's "Sharknado 2," October 2 - 4; Earthquake, host of WBLS-FM's "Quake's House," October 1; Anthony Jeselnik, from Comedy Central's "The Jeselnik Offensive" and "The Comedy Central Roasts" of Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump, October 9 - 12; Jonathan Kite, from CBS's "2 Broke Girls," October 15 and 16; Rob Stapleton's Birthday Shows, featuring Capone, Jon Laster and Smokey Suarez, October 17 &18; Tommy Davidson, from FOX's "In Living Color" and the film "Black Dynamite," October 23 - 28; and Gilbert Gottfried, host of "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast," October 31.
In a special edition of NBC's Dateline, 'Celebrating Joan Rivers' will look back at the extraordinary life and legacy of Joan Rivers, airing tonight at 9pm/8c. Friends and fellow comics will pay tribute to the legendary comedienne and television host, including KATHY Griffin, Dick Cavett, Donald Trump, Don Rickles, Gilbert Gottfried and Lily Tomlin.
Chili Challis, nationally known comic and former writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, will headline The Uncle Hippie Show, a night of standup at The Mix Studio Theater, 8 N. Washington Street in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with featured guest Thaddeus Nathaniel Challis and local comedienne Germaine Gebhard, one night only, September 20, 2014 at 8pm. Tickets are $15 General Admission, $10 Seniors and Students with ID, and are available on-line at www.emergentarts.com.
As BWW reported earlier this evening, comedian and Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams died this morning, August 11, 2014, of an apparent suicide. He was 63. A slew of stars took to Twitter following the announcement to express their gratitude to the performer and wish him well. Scroll down to see what they had to say, and check back for updates later tonight and tomorrow morning!
Carolines on Broadway announces its all-star line-up of talent for the month of August 2014, highlighted by headliners Ron Funches, star of NBC's "Undateable," August 1 - 3; Donnell Rawlings, "Ashy Larry" from Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" and from MTV2's "Guy Code," August 7 - 10; Gilbert Gottfried, from Sirius XM's "The Howard Stern Show," one night only, August 14; Todd Barry, from FX's 'Louie' and his film 'Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour,' August 15 and 16; John Witherspoon, from the "Friday" films and Adult Swim's new comedy series "Black Jesus," August 21 - 24; and Rob Schneider, from NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and the films "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" and "Grown Ups," Labor Day Weekend, August 28 - 31.
Jeff Ross mentors the comics and Gilbert Gottfried is the man of the hour as the comedians learn the art of roasting on NBC's lively laughfest 'Last Comic Standing,' airing tonight, July 24 (10-11 p.m. ET).
Jeff Ross mentors the comics and Gilbert Gottfried is the man of the hour as the comedians learn the art of roasting on NBC's lively laughfest "Last Comic Standing," airing Thursday, July 24 (10-11 p.m. ET).
In Dual Celebrity Comedy Appearances, today June 14th, Gilbert Gottfried will take the stage in Uncasville, CT. and longstanding Howard Stern Show Sidekick Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling headlines in Danbury, CT. Both comics will perform a not-so-typical evening of comedy on the same night, in two different venues. Gilbert Gottfried star of stage, film, and TV known for his off-beat brilliance and Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling with his dirty jokes make for two separate wild and fun-filled evenings of comedy entertainment.
In Dual Celebrity Comedy Appearances, on Saturday June 14th, Gilbert Gottfried will take the stage in Uncasville, CT. and longstanding Howard Stern Show Sidekick Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling headlines in Danbury, CT. Both comics will perform a not-so-typical evening of comedy on the same night, in two different venues. Gilbert Gottfried star of stage, film, and TV known for his off-beat brilliance and Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling with his dirty jokes make for two separate wild and fun-filled evenings of comedy entertainment.
Carolines on Broadway announces its all-star line-up of talent for the month of May 2014, highlighted by headliners Chris Hardwick, host of Comedy Central's "@midnight" and AMC's "The Talking Dead," May 1 - 3; Gilbert Gottfried, from Sirius XM Radio's "The Howard Stern Show," and the film "The Aristocrats," one night only, May 7; Ben Bailey, host of Discovery's "Cash Cab," May 8 - 10; Earthquake, host of WBLS-FM's "Quake's House" and BET's "The Game," May 15 - 18; Tracy Morgan, from his new Comedy Central stand-up special "Bona Fide" and from NBC's "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live," Memorial Day Weekend, May 22 - 25; and Jeff Ross, "The Roastmaster General," host of Comedy Central's "The Burn with Jeff Ross," May 29 - June 1.
The Treehouse has announced the best in live comedy is now, back in Danbury. Opening Night is Thursday April 17th in an All New Treehouse Comedy Showcase hosted by 2012 Grand Champion of the Funniest Comic in New England Contest John Romanoff and our first headlining show will be staged on Saturday April 26th.
On the season three finale of INSIDE COMEDY on Monday, April 7, Kevin Pollak recalls his childhood obsession with impersonating everyone from Robert Duvall to William Shatner; how Cosby influenced his acting career; and his early years coming up with buddy Dana Carvey.