The Laugh Button

Leading comedy brand The Laugh Button is pleased to announce its acquisition by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, a prominent comedy media company specializing in comedy albums and content. This exciting development marks a new chapter for The Laugh Button (TLB, operating now as 800PG News), which recently celebrated 20 years of covering stand-up comedy and the world it encompasses.

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Kevin Hart is back with a brand new stand-up special. This time, he’s bringing the special to Peacock. In the new special – Reality Check – Hart “is as funny as ever as he processes his growing family, fame, mentions on Black Twitter, and more. Hart returns for his first stand-up special in three years with a bang, performing from Resort World in Las Vegas while cracking up a live sold-out crowd through candid conversation.

Last week, Roseanne Barr went on Theo Von’s podcast. Never one to shy away from politics these days, the comedian started talking about the 2020 election at one point during the interview. “Like for the real truth that, you know, and I’m glad that they did set up all these guidelines so that we only are allowed to speak the truth,” Barr said. She then added, “And that is the truth. And nobody died in the Holocaust, either. That’s the truth. It should happen.

The Other Two has been canceled after three seasons. The show that managed to find a cult audience first debuted on Comedy Central, before moving to (then) HBO Max for season two. The show will wrap up after its last episode, which debuts today. The reason for the show’s cancellation most likely is tied to recent allegations against the show’s creators, Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider.

Fans have been waiting for Futurama to return in some capacity for 10 years now, after it was canceled by Comedy Central. Well, the wait is finally over. The show is coming back next month on Hulu. And now there’s a full trailer. For the series, all of the show’s main stars are returning including Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche and John DiMaggio. Initially, there were reports that DiMaggio may not be returning as Bender, who is clearly a fan favorite.

After returning to Netflix for his 2021 special, Comedy Monster, comedian Jim Gaffigan finds himself back at Prime Video for his 10th comedy special. His latest special, Dark Pale, will be released next month. The special features Gaffigan talking about everything from funerals to family to balloon rides and beyond! “Sometimes when people find out I have five kids, they think I’m good at parenting,” Gaffigan says in the trailer.

Fans of Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer’s 2 Bears 1 Cave podcast have been eagerly awaiting more details on the film Fat Astronauts. Now, Segura has confirmed just how funny the latest script is for it. A bit of backstory. The saga of Fat Astronauts started back in 2020, as a pitch by Kreischer on the podcast. “Me and Tom are sent to space because they’re going to start building moon colonies on the moon.

Mel Brooks has of course had a long and varied career over the last 97 years. From starting out as a writer on Your Show of Shows to being the 2000 Year-Old Man alongside Carl Reiner to making films like The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, Spaceballs, Robin Hood Men in Tights, and The Twelve Chairs, he has gotten pretty much every accomplishment you can think of. Now, he can add an Honorary Oscar to the list.