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Just over a month after settling a lawsuit with Netflix that claimed racial and gender bias, Mo’Nique has landed a stand-up comedy special with the streamer. Mo’Nique, as well as Netflix, took to social media on Tuesday to break the news, posting a video in which the comedian made light of the recent suit she settled with the […]
All good great things come to an end, even—potentially, at least—Bodega Boys. Across all sectors of social media in recent weeks, various fans of the long-running comedy duo Desus and Mero—whose empire of hits also includes the former Desus vs. Mero series, the Viceland talk show Desus & Mero, and (most recently) a Showtime iteration of the […]
Rap Sh!t, a new half-hour comedy series which last February received a series order from HBO Max, unveiled its official trailer on Tuesday. “Are y’all ready for the next big, must-see, fun show this summer?” Issa Rae, who serves as executive producer on the new series, said when introducing the trailer. Rae also wrote the first […]
A pair of Russian pranksters managed to pull a fast one on J.K. Rowling. As pointed out by The Hollywood Reporter, notorious comedy duo Vovan and Lexus recently tricked the Harry Potter author into believing she was on a Zoom call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The comedians—real names Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, respectively—impersonated the European leader while firing off questions […]
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration hit Netflix on Thursday. In it, comedian Billy Eichner—who served as the host for the event—mentioned the streaming platform’s support of Dave Chappelle, whose own Netflix special The Closer was widely criticized as containing transphobic content. First, Eichner made a passing reference to the Hollywood Bowl incident involving the comedian, […]
50 Cent promised Mo’Nique a role in BMF, and now he’s promising “progress” like they haven’t seen before. After casting the comedian as Goldie in the forthcoming second season, and previously sharing that industry figures like Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey should “apologize” for “blackballing” her, Fif engaged in a new exchange with Mo’Nique on social […]
D.L. Hughley took to Instagram to fire back at Mo’Nique after she spent time onstage over the weekend taking several digs at him over an alleged contract dispute. Mo’Nique told the crowd during her set at The Comedy Explosion in Detroit that her contract stipulated she would be the headliner. “That’s what the motherfucking contract says… Mo’Nique is to be […]
Jack Harlow wrote a heartfelt essay dedicated to his friend Pete Davidson, who was named on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Harlow recalled his first time seeing Davidson during the Comedy Central roast of Justin Bieber when he was a junior in high school. “He got to the mic, made a joke about his […]
In Netflix’s new special The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up, some of the best comedians pay tribute to the all-time greats in standup, who will be inducted into a new comedy hall of fame at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. In a clip released online, which you can watch above, John Mulaney honors the late Robin […]
