Jay Leno is fired up and ready to return to the stand-up stage, just days after being released from Los Angeles’ Grossman Burn Center. The comedian, 72, suffered second- and third-degree burns on his body from a garage gasoline fire that occurred two weeks ago. On Sunday, Leno appeared at the Comedy & Magic Club … Read more
Beloved Borscht Belt comic and actor Freddie Roman, best known for his roasts as part of New York City’s Friars Club and later Comedy Central, died at the age of 85 on Saturday, his family said. Roman suffered a heart attack in Boynton Beach, Florida, his daughter confirmed to Deadline. The comic had spent most … Read more
Celeste Barber has revealed that Emily Ratajkowski has blocked her on Instagram after she poked fun at one of her G-string photo shoots. The 40-year-old comedian sparked tension with the American supermodel last year when she uploaded a parody picture re-creating one of the supermodel’s racy G-string snaps. She jokingly captioned the post “we are sick of … Read more
Her face is Carrey-ing her career. Full-time funny woman Heather Shaw is virally admitting that she had no choice but to become a comedian thanks to her uncanny resemblance to the ever-animated goofball Jim Carrey, 60. “It is kind of ironic that I have this face, and I’ve always wanted to be a comedian since I … Read more
A former staffer of Conan O’Brien revealed Tuesday that the late-night show host once fired a former crew member because they were allegedly rude to a server in a restaurant. According to former staffer Todd Levin — who wrote for “Conan” from 2010 to 2020 — the 59-year-old comedian got annoyed when the unnamed employee … Read more
Early in Kim Coles’ career, she was given advice from the founder of Comic Strip Live, the New York City comedy club where Eddie Murphy became a star. He told her she needed to do one of two things: “‘[He said] you either need to lose 40 pounds and become like a babe and that … Read more
“Catastrophe” star Rob Delaney has shared heartbreaking details about hearing his infant son had a brain tumor — and his tragic death at age 2. The US comedian has written a book, “A Heart That Works,” where he tells the story of his son Henry’s diagnosis and death on Rob’s 41st birthday. Rob’s career was peaking … Read more
Jokes about French football team’s race When France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Noah said while addressing dark-skinned players in the team, “I get it, they have to say it’s the French team. But look at those guys. You don’t get that tan by hanging out in the south of France, my friends. Basically … Read more
Left: Tiffany Haddish (Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images), Right: Aries Spears (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) [Note: This article contains descriptions of sexually suggestive material involving a minor.] Comedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are the subject of a new lawsuit this week, The Daily Beast reports. The two comics have been accused by “Jane … Read more
Comedian Aries Spears has come under fire for comparing Lizzo to the “s–t emoji.” Fans of the “Juice” hitmaker were quick to jump to her defense when Spears, 47, took some very personal jabs at her during an interview with the “Art of Dialogue.” “I can’t get past the fact that she looks like the … Read more