A big honor for “Big Daddy.” Comedy megastar Adam Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor during a star-filled ceremony at Washington’s Kennedy Center Sunday night. A lengthy list of some of his Hollywood co-stars and fellow comedy icons were in attendance, including Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien, Judd … Read more
Emily Browning said she’s not worried about people comparing her new show “Class of 07” to the Showtime hit, “Yellowjackets.” “That’s fine by me,” Browning, 34, told The Post. “Because it’s not like you watch one and you don’t need to watch the other. If you watch ‘Yellowjackets,’ this is like the sort of lighter, … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Get ready for spicy takes. Outspoken comedian Bill Burr is taking off on a quick eight-show arena tour from March through August this year. Midway through the short … Read more
Comedian Sarah Silverman said during an interview on CBC Radio One’s “Q with Tom Power” that she cringes at some jokes from her past, but claimed it’s a normal learning process as time goes on. Silverman has made a career out of using shoc value in her comedy, from saying, “I hope the Jews did kill … Read more
“Hecklers Will Be Alienated” from Joe Rogan’s new comedy club. The comedian and podcaster opened an anti-cancel culture comedy club, called Comedy Mothership, in Austin, Texas, this month, featuring a lineup of “canceled” comedians such as David Lucas, Ron White, Tim Dillon, Tony Hinchcliffe and Roseanne Barr. “I’m drunk and on mushrooms in my new … Read more
Joel McHale said his new Fox sitcom, “Animal Control,” is a “different take” on the workplace comedy genre. “I thought maybe someone had done it, but they hadn’t,” McHale, 51, told The Post. “I was like, ‘That’s a good sign that it seems like this could have and should have been done.’ Let’s be the … Read more
When a mysterious, $10 billion object is stolen at the start of “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” and the British government wants it back, an intelligence chief says, “I need a creative cunning and unconventional vision to retrieve this kind of mercurial threat.” Creative cunning and unconventional vision has, in the past, been what director … Read more
Tom Brady might add Netflix to his business portfolio. The retired quarterback is in talks with Netflix to be the center of a roast special with the working title, “The Greatest Roast of All Time,” according to TMZ. A source told the outlet that separate reports about Brady pursuing a career in standup comedy are untrue. … Read more
Actor Woody Harrelson is coming under fire for sharing a coronavirus vaccine conspiracy during this weekend’s episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Harrelson, 61, who hosted the show, made the statement during his opening monologue. It was his fifth time on stage as an SNL host. He began to share a story with the audience about … Read more
XOXO, Mean Girl. “Mean Girls” star Amanda Seyfried, 37, revealed “Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively, 35, almost claimed her role as Karen Smith — the weather-predicting airhead — in Tina Fey’s 2004 cult classic. “I’d flown out to LA for the first time with my mother. It was very exciting,” Seyfried told Vanity Fair in an interview posted … Read more
“Party Down” has returned to Starz — 13 years after it last aired. The cult catering comedy, canceled in 2010, is back for a third season with most of the original cast (save for Lizzy Caplan and Jennifer Coolidge) returning for the revival. “For many years, we were always talking about it,” series star Ken … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Andrew Dice Clay has been performing stand-up since 1978 and has no plans to stop shocking audiences anytime soon. In 2023, now 45 years deep into his comedy … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Quite a few “Saturday Night Live” cast members are touring this year. Just a few of the most high-profile alum on the road over the next few months … Read more
Get ready for a lot more laughs. “Saturday Night Live” alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler announced Monday that they will be launching their own comedy tour to celebrate 30 years of friendship. “If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship,” joked the duo in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. The “Restless … Read more
An elderly man said he was manhandled by security and booted from a Sarah Silverman show in New Jersey after protesting her infamous blackface skit while wearing blackface. The man, who is African-American, detailed the ugly alleged encounter in an Instagram post blowing up online. In the post, Michael B. Jackson, 71, accused the “racist … Read more
Colin Mochrie has been making viewers laugh on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” for years — but he claims in a new interview that his paycheck is actually a joke. The 65-year-old comedian told Vulture that he has a love/hate relationship with the long-running improv TV show, which stars Mochrie, Wayne Brady and Ryan Stiles … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Some people can’t wait to put in their two weeks as soon as they hit retirement age at 67. Apparently, quite a few musicians and celebrities didn’t get … Read more
They almost became the “Imprisoned Jokers.” While filming Season 10 of “Impractical Jokers” in a Gramercy parking garage, Brian “Q” Quinn and guest star Post Malone almost got driven to jail. The two posed as parking attendants at Little Man Parking on E. 22nd Street, which was in on the joke. But the customers were … Read more
When asked in a recent interview if he’ll always want to do stand-up, Colin Quinn joked that he’s tired and can’t do it forever. Then the 63-year-old comedian launched into the “magic” he feels onstage when getting a laugh, and sheepishly admitted he’ll probably never give it up. Quinn has embarked on his eighth one-man … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If Bert Kreischer is coming to your city, he’s bringing a party with him. Most likely he’ll be doing it without a shirt too. Kreischer, the man who … Read more