R.I.P. Coolaide

The comedian Coolaide, a Detroit native who performed on BET’s ComicView and Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes? and was touring with Lil Duval, died earlier this month after living with cancer for the past five years. As Coolaide himself…

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Taking the Hollywood out of a funny pro athlete: What’s Blake Griffin to do in Detroit?

Comedian Aaron Hertzog has delivered my favorite take on the NBA’s trade of Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons, with this article in Fansided: How does the trade to Detroit affect Blake Griffin’s comedy career? After all, Griffin has performed at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, done humorous spots for TV […]

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