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It’s its ability to portray a softer side to two of stand-up’s most notoriously hard-edged personalities. Ross and Attell have built careers on being the neighborhood jerks. But, they transcend into something far deeper in this new series." [1] Sophie Wiener, of The Daily Free Press, said the show was "crude and mean, but heartwarming". [4]
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 ...
CBC Festival of Comedy; CBC Festival of Funny; Canadia: 2056; Chas Lawther's Stand Up Documentaries; The Chumps Without a Net; The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour; Double Exposure (comedy series) The Frantics Frantic Times, Fran of the Fundy, and The Frantics Look at History; Gary & Ivan's Winnebago Tour; Great Eastern; Growing Up and Having Babies ...
By Serge Stevens The comedy team is a sacred show-business relationship. From the beginning of time, when Eve asked Adam if he wanted a bite to eat, having two or more characters deliver the jokes ...
Comic View was an American stand-up comedy show that aired on BET on Tuesdays and Fridays from September 1992 to December 2008. In May 2014, BET announced the return of Comic View . The show has been the launching pad for such comedians as D. L. Hughley , Cedric the Entertainer , Sommore , and Rodney Perry .
NickMom was an American nighttime programming block owned by Viacom Media Networks (now Paramount Media Networks). It aired on the Nick Jr. Channel during the watershed hours of 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. ET, when the channel's regular audience of children would normally be sleeping.
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". [29] [30]
Doug Williams gained internet notoriety in the mid-2000s when a clip of him at a 2002 roasting of Emmitt Smith surfaced on the internet. [2] Jamie Foxx, who hosted the event, continuously interrupted Williams' performance, speaking into his own microphone and making sarcastic remarks, acting as Williams's conscience; "Maybe I should say something nice about Emmitt and... wrap it up", "or maybe ...