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Chelsea Handler was forced to postpone multiple comedy shows after experiencing a health scare that left her hospitalized. The news was announced Friday afternoon, just hours before the 46-year-old comedian was scheduled to take the stage at the Keller Auditorium in Portland. A message posted to Handler’s social media accounts confirmed the Feb. 4 gigs in Portland […]
T.I. is a masterful MC and has dipped in worlds other than music, and now it looks like the wordsmith is testing his mic abilities on the stand-up comedy stage. A video that surfaced on social media Thursday shows Tip working the mic at what is evidently a comedy club, where the rapper ran through a […]
After catching COVID-19 and isolating over the 2021 holiday season, Eric Andre was tasked with the unique challenge of navigating an uninvited Johnny Knoxville pop-in. On Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, Andre—who this year can be seen in The Righteous Gemstones and Jackass Forever—was asked about joining Knoxville’s beloved franchise, ultimately spurring a play-by-play of a […]
Jon Stewart can add another huge accolade to his mantle. The award-winning comedian has been named the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, joining the ranks of industry icons like Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Dave Chappelle. The former Daily Show host will receive the award at the Kennedy Center Concert […]
New details have reportedly emerged in the unexpected death of Bob Saget. A source close to the investigation told TMZ the comedian passed away peacefully in his sleep. Saget was allegedly “tucked in bed” with the lights off in his room when hotel security discovered his body Sunday afternoon at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. The outlet adds that it […]
TV host and comedian Steve Harvey has identified “cancel culture” as the reason he couldn’t “continue as a stand-up” and why he may never record another special, although he does “want to do one more.” While promoting his new ABC series, per Variety, 64-year-old Harvey said today’s political climate makes it too difficult for him to return to the world […]
There’s a reason some libraries have late fees, and honestly, Drake would be even wealthier than he already is if he did the same. Drizzy—who apparently was an avid Dave Chappelle fan back in ‘07—took to Instagram Tuesday to celebrate longtime friend Dalton “D10” Tennant finally giving him back his DVD boxset of Chappelle’s Show, 15 years after […]
Friends and colleagues took to social media to mourn the sudden loss of Bob Saget, who was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Sunday afternoon. He was 65. News of his passing sent a ripple effect through the stand-up community and beyond, with entertainers praising Saget, and the qualities that made him so […]
Betty White, who died last month at the age of 99, will be honored with Betty White Day in Illinois in commemoration of what would have been the beloved actress and comedian’s 100th birthday. The sustaining legacy of the omnipresent pop culture figure, per a new report from TMZ, will be celebrated on Jan. 17 in Oak […]
Just hours after the Weeknd announced the follow-up to 2020’s After Hours, one of the album’s features, Jim Carrey, revealed he’s heard the project. “I listened to Dawn FM with my good friend Abel @theweeknd last night,” wrote Carrey wrote. “It was deep and elegant and it danced me around the room. I’m thrilled to play a part in his […]
