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04.08.2021 / 22:29

Disgraced comic Louis C.K. comes out of hiding, announces tour dates

fierce backlash following his infamous 2017 sexual harassment scandal, it appears that Louis C.K. hasn’t been canceled yet.

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11.07.2021 / 20:29

Bill Cosby won’t set foot in NYC’s famed Comedy Cellar, owner says

Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village — which has hosted stars including Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams and Chris Rock — won’t allow the disgraced comic to perform on the heels of his prison release, according to TMZ.The 83-year-old fallen funnyman reportedly plans to do a stand-up tour now that his sexual-assault conviction has been tossed and he was freed from prison last month.But club owner Noam Dworman — who let Louis C.K.

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13.05.2021 / 20:13

Tony Hinchcliffe dropped by agents after using slur against comic Peng Dang

Peng Dang at Austin’s Big Laugh Comedy club — and then things went awry.Dallas-based Dang, 36, first called out the disturbing digs in a social media post on Tuesday: “Last week in Austin, I got to bring up Tony Hinchcliffe,” he tweeted. “This is what he said.

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08.05.2021 / 04:29

Jean Smart dishes on her dark comedy ‘Hacks’

HBO Max series “Hacks,” a darkly comedic look at the relationship between two women with disparate viewpoints — who have more in common than meets the eye.Smart stars as Deborah Vance, a veteran standup comic whose glitzy headlining career at a (fictional) Las Vegas hotel is jeopardized when the casino manager starts hiring acts catering to a younger audience. Through a series of events, Deborah’s manager, without asking, pairs her with Ava (Hannah Einbinder), an upstart twentysomething comedy writer who’s unemployed since being “canceled” after tweeting a joke about a closeted politician.

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29.04.2021 / 22:41

Jab jokes and legal weed: The new rules of indoor stand-up comedy

Amy Schumer and Ray Romano recently did surprise appearances at the Comedy Cellar. Even disgraced comedian Louis C.K.

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11.12.2020 / 00:20

Michelle Buteau talks infertility, racism and past sexcapades

“Survival of The Thickest” (Gallery Books). “I worked so hard to drop a special and a book, and I feel a bit cheated that I don’t get to enjoy it and share it the way I normally would,” the New Jersey native told The Post, referring to pandemic restrictions on group gatherings and travel. “It feels weird being [like], ‘Hey, I hope you got COVID tested, here’s a thing I made.’” But the podcast host and actress is trying to keep things in perspective.

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14.08.2020 / 21:22

Jim Gaffigan on The Pale Tourist and Rob Ford series: 'It's Shakespearean'

Comedian Jim Gaffigan has been bringing his stand-up act to Canadian audiences for 20 years. So when he challenged himself to film a special in a country with material strictly based around its culture and food, our home and native land was one of his first picks.

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12.08.2020 / 20:49

Sarah Cooper lands Netflix comedy special for fall

“How to Medical” on April 23, went viral on TikTok, Twitter and other social media platforms. In it, Cooper plays Trump talking about “light” and “disinfectant” as possible coronavirus cures, with a confused Dr.

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10.08.2020 / 22:21

Judd Apatow making 2-part George Carlin doc for HBO

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming with “Knocked Up” creator Judd Apatow to make a two-part documentary on legendary US comedian George Carlin, with UK outfit Rise Films producing alongside Apatow Productions.HBO Documentary Films has commissioned Apatow and his longtime collaborator Michael Bonfiglio to direct the films, which will feature interviews with Carlin’s family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and TV appearances, as well as material from his personal archive.Born in New York City in 1937, Carlin became renowned for his razor-sharp observational comedic style on language, politics, religion and the world. He filmed the first of his 14 HBO stand-up specials in 1977 and appeared on “The Tonight Show” more than 130 times.

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11.07.2020 / 05:11

‘Hannah Gadsby: Douglas’ trailer has comic scrambling for new jokes

Hannah Gadsby still has tales to tell.

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10.07.2020 / 15:51

Jerry Seinfeld channels James Bond in Netflix special trailer

His name is Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld.

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10.07.2020 / 06:15

Jerry Seinfeld standup special ‘23 Hours to Kill’ gets Netflix air date

Jerry Seinfeld is bringing some more laughs to Netflix with his latest stand-up special “23 Hours To Kill.”

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09.07.2020 / 22:48

56 April Fools’ Day jokes from comedians and commentators

If we ever needed a laugh, it’s now. Coronavirus pandemic or not, we couldn’t let April Fools’ Day go by without an annual roundup, so The Post asked comedians and commentators — well known or not — to hit us with their best jokes, funny bits and tweets.

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23.06.2020 / 21:27

Meet 7 emerging comics keeping the laughs going during the pandemic

coronavirus has killed concerts and open mikes for the time being, but comedy has proved to be essential during the pandemic. Funnyman A-listers such as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler have stepped up to the virtual mike to raise money for relief, while Jerry Seinfeld returned to the little screen for his Netflix special “23 Hours to Kill.” Even “SNL” has been Zoom-ified.But lesser-known comics — some new and some simply sharpening their offerings — broke through as the real stars of the pandemic comedy circuit.Ever since clubs went dark in March, scrappy stand-ups have taken to Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and well-produced videos to reach their laugh-starved audiences.

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12.06.2020 / 17:01

Dave Chappelle sounds off on George Floyd, blasts Candace Owens in surprise special

debuted for free on its YouTube comedy channel late Thursday.In a set rife with his signature searing social commentary (warning: the language is raw), the comedian touches on everything from George Floyd’s death to being unable to accept a Grammy Award on the day Kobe Bryant died, to the hypocrisy of conservative TV host Laura Ingraham — and even throws in a signature bit about Ja Rule for levity.“It’s hard to figure out what to say about George Floyd, so I’m not going to say it yet,” Chappelle opens, flipping through a black notebook, later adding, “I got to tell you, this is like the first concert in North American since all this s–t happened, so like it or not, it’s history.

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21.05.2020 / 20:33

Chelsea Handler sets first stand-up special in 6 years on HBO Max

Chelsea Handler is to return to stand-up for the first time in six years with a new special for HBO Max.

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