Jeff Arcuri talks comedy special, rise to fame and if crowd work has ever gone wrong

Comedian Jeff Arcuri became a sensation on social media after more than a decade of performing at comedy clubs. He talks about his debut stand-up special, “Jeff Arcuri: Nice to Meet You,” his comedy reaching new audiences and a time when crowd work didn’t go as expected. Source link

“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe”: Comedy that breaks the rules (and the multiverse)

A new HBO Max comedy series – a spin-off from “The Big Bang Theory” – features comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) as an unlikely action hero trying to restore order to a disintegrating universe. Luke Burbank talks with Sussman, co-star Lauren Lapkus, and series creators Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady and Zak Penn, … Read more

Sophia Bush and Jerry O’Connell talk new comedy “Summer’s Last Resort”

Sophia Bush and Jerry O’Connell talk to “CBS Mornings” about starring in the coming-of-age comedy “Summer’s Last Resort.” Bush discusses what drew her to the project and says there was “never a dull day on set,” while O’Connell reveals what his daughters thought about the film. Source link

Decades of comedy gold: Mel Brooks donates document archive to National Comedy Center

Through films like “Blazing Saddles” and “Spaceballs” and a pioneering career on television and Broadway, Mel Brooks has had a lifetime of serving up the funny. Now, the 99-year-old comedy legend plans to share it all with his legion of fans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Ramy Youssef talks new comedy special and why love is his inspiration

Golden Globe-winning actor and comedian Ramy Youssef talks about his new comedy special, “Ramy Youssef: In Love,” which tackles topics like AI and religion but through a “lens of love.” He explains his inspiration and how he includes personal stories about his family and marriage. Source link

Hail Caesar! How Sid Caesar reinvented comedy for TV

Comic Sid Caesar (1922-2014) was a master of humor, slapstick and accents, whose 1950s series “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour” rewrote the rules of comedy in the new medium of television. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with David Margolick, author of the biography “When Caesar Was King,” and with comedian Robert Klein, about the … Read more