Podcast host and comedian Joe Rogan will return to stand-up in Netflix comedy special Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats, Netflix announced Tuesday. The comedy special marks Rogan’s first special on the streamer in six years. Rogan’s previous Netflix specials include 2016’s Joe Rogan: Triggered and 2018’s Joe Rogan: Strange Times. …
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Reggie Watts is pretty sure we’re living in a simulation. Or that he is, anyway. “Highly probable,” the multifaceted artist, 52, says over his tuna salad outside a café in L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood. Our server happens to recognize him and compliment his work. The pleasant encounter seems a small …
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If it’s true that comedy equals tragedy plus time, Paul Scheer has a serious advantage. While audiences may recognize him as the earnestly delusional Andre from The League or as the satirical action star of NTSF:SD:SUV::, Scheer’s past isn’t as funny as his work — as evidenced by his new …
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Six years after launching her last Netflix special Relatable, the streaming service announced on Monday that Ellen DeGeneres is returning with a brand new comedy special later this year. “To answer the questions everyone is asking me- Yes, I’m going to talk about it. Yes this is my last special. …
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You would be forgiven for mistaking Hannah Einbinder for Ava Daniels, the character she plays on HBO’s Hacks. The actor shares certain similarities with the comedy writer she’s portrayed for two seasons now, like their dry delivery, which leaves you less than 100 percent sure of whether they’re fucking with …
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“Isn’t it crazy that this is how I relax?” Mae Martin and I are in a dark room styled to look like a suite in an old hotel, fumbling as we try to open every cabinet, drawer, and door with a key we’ve just found. Lamps flicker as clattering and …
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As she strode onto the famed comedy stage of the Largo at the Coronet Theater in the heart of West Hollywood on Wednesday night, Ellen DeGeneres was a woman in command. A sold-out crowd of about 200 fans burst into roaring applause, eager to see the comedian turned talk-show host …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Laughter is supposedly the best medicine. Lucky for you, famous names touring right now include Jerry Seinfeld, Pete Davidson, Kevin Hart, and Chelsea Handler, along with a long …
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Richard Lewis, a stand-up comic who achieved fame in the 1980s by turning his neuroses into comedy gold and later experienced a renaissance in recent years thanks to Curb Your Enthusiasm, died on Tuesday at the age of 76. The cause of death was a heart attack, his publicist, Jeff …
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Actress and standup comedian Kate Berlant is always sure to remind people she didn’t get where she is by taking classes. “I was rejected from acting school,” she tells Rolling Stone. “I have no formal training.” But her one-woman show, Kate, which came to Los Angeles last month (well, technically …
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