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In its original form, HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" was an alternative to the club circuit, providing opportunities to black stand-ups and has since grown into something larger. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The stylistic origins of the Def Jam comedy genre directly borrow from the hip-hop scene and the rap "arena".
This list of comedy clubs in the United States features notable venues for comedy performances including stand-up, improv and sketch theatres. Comedy clubs [ edit ]
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehearsed scripts but often include varying degrees of live crowd interaction .
Growing up on Long Island, N.Y., James idolized comics like Steve Martin and Robert Klein. When he finally made it to Saturday Night Live to audition, he bombed. He saw it as a tremendous failure ...
After making his Tonight Show debut in 1988 with Johnny Carson, Jeni returned often and later made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, with more appearances than any other stand-up comedian. [4] In 1989, he won Comedy USA's Best Nightclub Comedian, as voted by comedy club owners and comedians, and his first Showtime special Richard ...
Stand-up comedy has roots in various traditions of popular entertainment of the late 19th century, including vaudeville, the stump-speech monologues of minstrel shows, dime museums, concert saloons, freak shows, variety shows, medicine shows, American burlesque, English music halls, circus clown antics, Chautauqua, and humorist monologues like those delivered by Mark Twain in his first (1866 ...
Comedy Central launched in India on 23 January 2012, the product of a joint venture between Viacom and TV18. [2] To promote the then new channel and nudge viewers its way the group organised a live event featuring British comedian Russell Brand who performed in a three-city tour of New Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai, the biggest markets for English programming in India.
NextUp Comedy Ltd is a UK video-on-demand and streaming service, specialising in stand-up comedy shows. Founded in November 2016 by Daniel Berg, Sarah Henley and Kenny Cavey, the platform provides users access to a 200+ library of on-demand comedy specials and short sets and weekly livestreams direct from comedy clubs and festivals.