comedy

Austen Tayshus ‘Skin In The Game’ Documentary To Premiere In July

by Paul Cashmere

A new movie about Austen Tayshus will premiere on Fox Docos in July.

Tagged as: 80s, Austen Tayshus, Australia, comedy, Sandy Gutman

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Eminem Makes A Guest Appearance On Saturday Night Live For Final Pete Davidson Appearance

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Eminem made a surprise appearance during Pete Davidson’s rap music parody on Saturday Night Live over the weekend.

Tagged as: comedy, Eminem, Pete Davidson, Saturday Night Live, television, USA

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Village People’s Victor Willis Wants Trevor Noah To Resign As Grammy Host

by Paul Cashmere

Village People co-founder Victor Willis thinks comedian Trevor Noah should step down as host of the 2022 Grammy Awards because of his comments about Kanye West.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, comedy, disco, Grammy Awards, Kanye West, Kin Kardashian, Pete Davidson, rap, Trevor Noah, USA, Victor Willis, Village People

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Penn and Teller To Perform For The First Time In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Las Vegas magic duo Penn & Teller will perform in Australia for the first time ever in June.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, MAGIC!, Penn & Teller, theatre, USA

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Full House Star Bob Saget Dead At 65

by Paul Cashmere

TV star and comedian Bob Saget has died at the age of 65. Saget was on tour in the USA. He had just started the tour in Florida. He was found dead in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Bob Saget, comedy, Full House, Fuller House, USA

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Kid Rock performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on 7 December 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Weird Al Tweets Kid Rock’s Anti-Vax Song Is Not Him

by Paul Cashmere

Weird Al Yankovic has tweeted that the new Kid Rock antivax nutter video is not him.

Tagged as: 80s, comedy, Kid Rock, rap, USA, Weird Al Yankovic

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Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11 Is Coming 24 October

by Paul Cashmere

Season 11 of Larry David’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, the show starring Larry David playing the part of Larry David, will return on 24 October.

Tagged as: comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, Larry David, Seinfeld, USA

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Comedian Norm Macdonald Dies At Age 61

by Paul Cashmere

Norm Macdonald, best known for his role in Saturday Night Live, has died from cancer at the age of 61.

Tagged as: Canada, comedy, Norm Macdonald, USA

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Jim Jefferies Australian Tour Postponed Dur To Covid Lockdown

by Paul Cashmere

Jim Jeffries shows in Sydney have been reworked due to the current lockdown in the city due to the latest Gladyscluster ripping through the city.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, comedy, Frontier, Jim Jefferies

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Tom Gleeson Uses ‘LOL’ In A Tweet, Oh And His Perth Show Is Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian Tom Gleeson has outed himself as a dinosaur by using the obsolete ‘LOL’ in a tweet. Oh yeah and his Perth show has been cancelled.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Perth, Tom Gleeson, Western Australia

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Jim Jefferies Melbourne Shows Rescheduled To 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Jim Jefferies two Melbourne shows for 3 July 2021 have been rescheduled for 1 April 2022.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, comedy, Frontier, Jim Jefferies

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Bill Bailey To Return To Australia In October

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian Bill Bailey will return to Australia in October for Adrian Bohm.

Tagged as: Adrian Bohm, Australia, Bill Bailey, comedy, UK

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Jim Jefferies Heads Home For Australian Dates

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Jim Jefferies has escaped the USA to head home to Australia for a tour starting in June.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Frontier Touring, Jim Jefferies

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Melbourne Comedy Festival ‘Circus’ Is A Family Hit

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Melbourne Comedy Festival has delivered one for all the family with the surprise hit ‘Circus’.

Tagged as: Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, circus, comedy, Comedy Festival, Entertainment

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Sooshi Mango Add Nine More Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Sooshi Mango will play an additional nine dates on their upcoming Australian tour.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Sooshi Mango, TEG Live

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John Mulaney Enters Rehab For Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction

by Paul Cashmere

American comedian John Mulaney will spend Christmas and New Year in rehab after fessing up to his addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Tagged as: cocaine, comedy, drugs, John Mulaney, Rehab, USA

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Sooshi Mango Become First Australian Comedy Act To Sell Two Rod Laver Arena Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne comedy act Sooshi Mango have become the first ever Australian comedy act to sell two shows at Melbourne’s iconic Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Andrew Manfre, Australia, Carlo Salanitri, comedy, Joe Salanitri, Rod Laver Arena, Sooshi Mango, TEG Dainty

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Trevor Noah To Host 2021 Grammy Awards

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Trevor Noah To Host 2021 Grammy Awards

Tagged as: comedy, Grammy Awards, music industry, Trevor Noah, USA

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Harry Shearer Creates Comedy Gold With The Many Moods Of Donald Trump

by Paul Cashmere

Donald Trump has been the Godsend of comedy writers. For the past four years people like Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel have dominated their shows with Trumpisms. Now Harry Shearer has as well.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, comedy, Donald Trump, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, The Many Moods of Donald Trump, The Simpsons, USA, Waynes World

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Sydney’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Bumped into 2021

by Paul Cashmere

The 2020 edition of Just For Laughs is no longer happening. Just For Laughs was due to begin in November. Its now moved to November / December 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Just For Laughs

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Puddles Pity Party Covers Gilligans Island Meets Stairway To Heaven Mash-up and Its Scary Shit

by Paul Cashmere

Clown (yes a real one) Puddles Pity Party has uploaded a new video where the Gilligans Island Theme is mashed with Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ and it is disturbing stuff.

Tagged as: 20s, comedy, Gilligan's Island, Led Zeppelin, Puddles Pity Party, Stairway To Heaven, USA

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Hollywood Legend Carl Reiner Dead at 98

by Music-News.com

Carl Reiner, the comedy legend behind The Dick Van Dyke Show and who started out with Mel Brooks, has died at age 98.

Tagged as: Carl Reiner, comedy, Dick Van Dyke, television, USA

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Little Britain Withdrawn From Streaming Services Over Blackface #BlackLivesMatter

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ hit comedy series ‘Little Britain’ and its sequel ‘Some Fly With Me’ has been removed from streaming services including Netflix and the BBC over the controversial blackface sketches.

Tagged as: BBC, comedy, David Walliams, Little Britain, Matt Lucas, UK

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Comedy Legend Jerry Stiller Dies At Age 92

by Paul Cashmere

Jerry Stiller, best known for his role as Frank Costanza in ‘Seinfeld’, has died at age 92.

Tagged as: Anne Meara, Ben Stiller, comedy, Jerry Stiller, Seinfeld, television, The King of Queens, USA

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Tributes Flow For The Goodies Comedy Legend Tim Brooke-Taylor

by Paul Cashmere

The passing of Tim Brooke-Taylor has once again put another human face on COVID-19.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, comedy, The Goodies, Tim Brooke-Taylor, UK

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UK Charts: Matt Lucas Makes His UK Chart Debut

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Matt Lucas’ charity single Thank You Baked Potato debuts at Number 34, with the highest digital download sales of the week. The track – clocking in at just 1 minute and 4 seconds – is a rework of a song he performed on comedy panel show Shooting Stars 20 years ago, with new lyrics encouraging hand washing and social distancing. All proceeds from the song go to FeedNHS, which is providing hot meals to NHS staff and critical care workers.

Tagged as: charts, comedy, Matt Lucas, UK

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been cancelled.

Tagged as: Australia, comedy, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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Monty Python’s Terry Jones Has Passed Away At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Terry Jones, one of Monty Python’s creators, has passed away at age 77. Jones was diagnosed with FTD, a form of dementia four years ago.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, comedy, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Monty Python, Terry Jones, UK

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Russell Brand Returns To Australia

by Tim Cashmere

Quirky comedian Russell Brand has announced his return to Australia in February and March next year.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian Tour, big brother, comedian, comedy, England, live, Russell Brand, touring, UK

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Tracy Morgan will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Tracy Morgan will is heading back to Australia and New Zealand in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, comedy, Tracy Morgan, USA

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