Netflix’s latest specials show two once-funny comedians continuing to punch down in a desperate quest for relevanceThe funniest part of Dave Chappelle’s new special The Dreamer comes right at the top, and not on purpose.In high-grain black-and-white, w…
Continue ReadingThe beloved sitcom’s scene-stealer may now be hot Hollywood property, starring alongside Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage, but he refuses to move on from his first love. As he scores a Netflix special and heads for the UK, he explains its allurePlenty of Ho…
Continue ReadingThe beloved sitcom’s scene-stealer may now be hot Hollywood property, starring alongside Jim Carrey and Nicolas Cage, but he refuses to move on from his first love. As he scores a Netflix special and heads for the UK, he explains its allurePlenty of Ho…
Continue ReadingIn the standup’s first solo set since the huge success of their queer romcom Feel Good, we are taken on an emotional rollercoaster with confidence and charmIt’s always interesting to see a standup’s first show since becoming a superstar. The wait’s bee…
Continue ReadingComedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying ‘she hurt him way more than he hurt me’Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first time about being slapped by Will Smith during the Oscars, almost …
Continue ReadingThe US comedy sensation is making up for lost time after Covid with a new show – still self-obsessed, but ‘a bit darker’ – and an opportunity for us to observe a quintessentially millennial comic grow up in publicAs long as there has been standup, comi…
Continue ReadingNetflixThe campaigning US satirist covers politics, parenthood and ‘the jurisprudence of jokes’ in a brash set delivered with major brioYou can’t accuse Hasan Minhaj of not packing enough into The King’s Jester, his first Netflix special for five years…
Continue ReadingThe Oscar-winning comedian and actor accused the streamer of racial and sexual discrimination over a proposed comedy specialMo’Nique and Netflix reportedly have settled her lawsuit that accused the streaming service of racial and sexual discrimination …
Continue ReadingMuch of the leftover material from Burnham’s twisted Netflix special sparkles as brightly as the original A year after the release of his Netflix special Inside – by any measure, one of the most iconic comedy works of our time – Bo Burnham has released…
Continue ReadingThe revered comic, who died last year, recorded his last Netflix set at home in 2020. It has the feel of a wake, as fans including David Letterman pay tributeAfter two years of closed venues and Zoom comedy gigs, I’m in no hurry to ever again watch sta…
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