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During the New York Times review of Miami Nights, Jason Zinoman mentioned how you were “a go-to performer for supporting roles,” but that you were “not the focus of his own vehicle, beyond comedy specials”. I thought it was odd, primarily because he didn’t mention Why? with Hannibal Buress. One thing that is a part of this and people don’t […]
Welcome to Couch Review, a new review series from Complex’s Pop Culture team. It’s simple: we sit on the couch, check out something new, and then write about it. “So, a review,” you’re saying? Basically. Grab a seat and tune in. As we try and figure out what to do while still on lockdown, we […]
Welcome to Couch Review, a new review series from Complex’s Pop Culture team. It’s simple: we sit on the couch, check out something new, and then write about it. “So, a review,” you’re saying? Basically. Grab a seat and tune in. In his first Netflix stand-up special, Asian Momma, Mexican Kids, Saturday Night Live veteran Rob Schneider […]
Louis C.K.‘s sluggish comeback tour made a stop in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this week, where he made a “surprise” appearance in the comedy show Dave Chappelle & Friends: An Intimate Socially Distanced Affair. C.K.’s participation was confirmed several days ago when photographer Mathieu Bitton posted an Instagram photo of the embattled comedian on stage with Chappelle and fellow comedians Michelle Wolf, […]
It’s been amazing seeing Nore Davis‘ career (and his more personal life) grow and change over the last few years. I’ve spoken about meeting him when Seriously.TV was working under Complex a few years back. What I’ve not shared was that the only time Nore and I actually worked together was on this hilarious video about being too […]
D.L. Hughley fans were shocked after the comedian’s medical scare while performing on-stage at a comedy club. D.L. was performing on stage at the Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville when he passed out during his set. The incident was caught on camera and the video hit the timeline. Yet, what is not seen in the footage are the […]
Insecure star Yvonne Orji joins Watch Less ahead of the June 6 premiere of her debut HBO stand-up special, Momma I Made It. She dives into talking about her Nigerian roots, how she got her start in stand-up, and of course addresses the Molly/Issa conflict of Insecure Season 4. Before that, Frazier and Khal reflect on the […]
Kevin Hart was the guest on Monday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, where he took part in a real long back-and-forth (as is Rogan’s thing) that hit on his car accident, meeting Jeff Bezos, and most relevantly for this write-up, his admiration for Dave Chappelle. FYI, the comments pertaining to that last subject […]
Netflix will bring some of the biggest stand-up comics in the world together for a comedy festival in Los Angeles this April. Featuring the likes of Dave Chappelle, Jane Fonda, Kevin Hart, Martin Lawrence, David Letterman, Ali Wong, and Amy Schumer among others, the Netflix Is a Joke Festival kicks off on April 27 and runs […]
With another month down the drain, 2020 seems to be getting off to a lightning-fast start, and we still haven’t hit peak movie time yet (although there’s a grip of great television out there, and on the horizon). This week, we have a pair of our standard picks; we can’t help it if HBO knows […]
