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Exclusive: Nicole Byer Podcast “Why Won’t You Date Me?” Heads To Headgum
Courtesy of Nicole Byer. EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Nicole Byer launched the show Why Won’t You Date Me? in 2017 on the Headgum Podcast Network. Today, we can exclusively announce the popular award-winning podcast will be returning to Headgum, the rapidly expanding comedy podcast network. Most recently, Headgum previously signed the Handsome podcast, hosted by Fortune Feimster, Mae Martin, and Tig Notaro.
Stavros Halkias' New Movie "Let's Start A Cult" Hits Theaters This October
Stavros Halkias in Tires. Courtesy of Netflix. Stand-up comedian & Stavvy's World podcast host Stavros Halkias is headed to the big screen this Fall! The comic took social media to announce his brand new feature film Let's Start A Cult set to release in theaters October 25th. The indie comedy film for which he stars in & co-wrote with Wes Haney (The Characters with Kate Berlant & Tim Robinson on Netflix) & writer-director Ben Kitnick.
Just For Laughs Catalog Sold Due To Bankruptcy Filing
2024 is a noteworthy year for Just For Laughs. With the exception of 2020, this is the first year that Just For Laughs won’t be holding court in Montreal since it first started. This is amid the organization that puts in the annual festival filing for bankruptcy back in March. This is something we covered in depth here. Now, we’ve got some more news to share. Just For Laughs has officially sold off their entire back catalog of stand-up performances.
Nicole Byer & Jeff Ross To Headline 2024 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
Each year in Jamestown, NY, the hometown of comedy icon Lucille Ball hosts its annual gathering of the biggest names in stand-up comedy with the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. And today, the National Comedy Center (the United States' official cultural institution & museum dedicated to comedy) is pleased to announce its return for its 34th year this August 1st-4th setting its first two headliners with stand-up comedians Nicole Byer & Jeff Ross.
This Week In Comedy: Fern Brady's "Autistic Bikini Queen" On Netflix
This Week In Comedy: Fern Brady makes her grand Netflix debut with her latest special, Autistic Bikini Queen, premiering today with the streamer. In her new special, the irreverent comedian tackles big themes like death, decline and the disappointments of middle age. Autistic Bikini Queen follows her 2021 stand-up special, Power & Chaos, which debuted on BBC One and is available to watch for free on YouTube (the audio album from that special is also available here on 800 Pound Gorilla).
Recapping Shane Gillis & Martin Urbano: Moontower Comedy Festival 2024
Photo credit: Maggie Boyd & Dylan Woodley. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. The same goes for Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival, which is wrapping up their 2 weeks of lineups today. Our third and final recap from last weekend features two very distinctive voices in their respective field. As an audience member, you may not realize just what it takes to carve out a specific persona for yourself. That’s just as important as facilitating the jokes themselves in some aspects.
Recapping Alan Ruck & Mike Birbiglia At Moontower Comedy Festival 2024
Photo credit: Rachel Parker. At the 2024 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas, there’s been no shortage of fun things to see. With this festival comes an array of different comedy offerings, meaning there’s something special for everyone. We went out of our way to check out an eclectic lineup of comedy shows while we were in town. All week we’ve been recapping what we saw last weekend. Here’s two more of our favorites.
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