Tag Archives: comedy

Comedian behind viral Biden staffer roast touts industry comeback: 'Comedy is critical'

A Chicago-based stand-up comedian spoke out about the industry’s “comeback” after going viral for a video of him roasting a Biden administration staffer. “I think comedy is critical for a society. I think everyone needs it. If we just focus on the dark things, we’re going to go to a dark place. So it’s cool to have it, and I …

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Jay Leno calls Tom Brady a 'good sport' after Netflix special: 'People just roasted him'

Comedic legend Jay Leno is impressed with NFL great Tom Brady’s sportsmanship, and he doesn’t mean on the football field. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Leno gave his honest feedback on Netflix’s “GROAT The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady.” “I thought Tom Brady was a good sport, considering how people just roasted him,” Leno said. “He’s …

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Jerry Seinfeld heckled by anti-Israel protester during comedy show: 'Jew-haters spice up the show'

Jerry Seinfeld’s recent stand-up gig was interrupted by anti-Israel protesters on Saturday night. Seinfeld was performing in Virginia when a pro-Palestinian protester proceeded to stand up and shout insults towards the “Seinfeld” creator, calling him a “genocide supporter.” “Save the children of Gaza! No more American tax dollars for genocide!” the protester yelled. Audience members quickly began booing the heckler …

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Sebastian Maniscalco admits AI makes a guy who writes like ‘Rocky Balboa’ sound like he ‘went to Yale’

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco isn’t sure what to make of artificial intelligence in the industry. The stand-up comic told Fox News Digital he thinks live entertainment will always exist, but he has used the new technology in his personal life. “I don’t know how it’s going to affect stand-up comedy,” Maniscalco said of AI. “I guess we haven’t really seen that …

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Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco refuses to edit jokes for those who ‘get bent out of shape'

Sebastian Maniscalco doesn’t edit himself. The comic, who is heading out on his “It Ain’t Right” stand-up tour this summer, says comedy fans are just “dying to laugh.” “I don’t really edit myself,” he told Fox News Digital. “I would be lying to you if I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know, is it worth doing that joke because it might …

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Country music star Reba McEntire's confident return to comedy: 'Ain’t my first rodeo'

Reba McEntire took that one chance, and country music has never let her down. The “Fancy” singer, who earned the entertainer of the year award nearly 30 years ago, returns to the stage for the 17th time to emcee the Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday, May 16, in Frisco, Texas. In addition to her hosting responsibilities, Reba will perform …

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RFK Jr. explains change on full-term abortion stance: 'Basically killing a child'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says learning about the rates of elective late-term abortions convinced him to change his position on the issue. Kennedy reflected on his evolving position regarding abortion on Tuesday during an interview with comedians Shane Gillis and Matt McCusker after the duo praised him for his willingness to change his platform based on new …

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Bill Maher says Louis C.K. should be allowed to return to mainstream after #MeToo scandal

Bill Maher called on stand-up comic Louis C.K. to be allowed to return to mainstream entertainment after his sexual misconduct scandal during the height of the #MeToo movement. “Isn’t it time everyone just went: ‘OK, It wasn’t a coolthing to do, but it’s been long enough and welcome back.’ Enough!” Maher said on a new episode of his podcast, “Club …

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Howard Stern says Jerry Seinfeld 'apologized for a really long time' after questioning his 'comedy chops'

Howard Stern was caught off guard earlier this month when his pal Jerry Seinfeld publicly questioned his comedy prowess or “chops” during a recorded podcast interview. Seinfeld went as far to say that he’d been “outflanked” by other podcast hosts in the business. The comments went viral, prompting Seinfeld to issue a statement begging for Stern’s forgiveness. Stern is now …

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Comedian Rudy Moreno dead at 66 following hospitalization

Popular Los Angeles comedian Rudy Moreno has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. Moreno, dubbed the “Godfather of Latino Comedy,” was 66. His son, Nate, told Fox News Digital that although his father “wasn’t in the greatest” health, his death was “very much a surprise.” Moreno had a stroke, sepsis and eventual organ failure and died in the hospital surrounded …

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