Standups and sex workers unite: ‘I can joke about it because I’ve done it’

Carmen Ali and Siân Docksey are among the comedians who riff on their experiences as strippers. The pandemic has revealed both industries to be precarious – but they’re looking out for each otherWhat do standup comedy and stripping have in common? “I s…

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Episode #229: Ted Alexandro

Ted Alexandro has made multiple appearances on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson and The View, had two half-hour specials on Comedy Central, and spent the past couple of years touring theaters and arenas around the world with Jim Gaffigan. He also is one of the co-founders of the New York Comedians Coalition, which successfully organized […]

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Billy Eichner and Funny or Die “Glam Up The Midterms”

In 2008, comedian Sarah Silverman encouraged us to get out the vote among the elderly in The Great Schlep. Now in 2018, Silverman has joined Billy Eichner’s movement along with Funny or Die to Glam Up The Midterms in this November’s Congressional elections. I’m Billy Eichner, a three time Emmy Award nominee and an American […]

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Sasheer Zamata on why she loves being behind the scenes and what she’s up to this summer

Sasheer Zamata deserves a summer off — after just under four seasons as a Saturday Night Live cast member (check out some… MORE

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