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Mike Huguenor on August 18, 2021
Pete Lee wishes he could be a bad boy, but he’s still only been in one fight: “I got into a tussle with one of those motion sensor sinks,” the Wisconsinite comedian jokes. Self-described as tall, dark and pleasant, Lee’s comedy is hilariously harmless, making his own midwestern geniality the butt of…
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Jay Edgar on August 11, 2021
Cristela Alonzo is likely best known for becoming the first Latina to create, produce and star in her own eponymous sitcom, “Cristela,” and for her recurring role as a guest host on “The View.” But, her tomboyish charm, booming stage presence and playful musicality were all honed on the stand-up circuit, touring…
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Mike Huguenor on July 28, 2021
Few comedians have walked Felipe Esparza’s road to comedy. In a 12-minute video from Comedy Central stand-up series This is Not Happening, the magnetic and maned east-LA comic describes the “violent journey” that sucked him in and then spat him out of gang life, street fights and rehab—and ultimately led to him…
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Grace Stetson on July 21, 2021
Not many comedians have a joke as memorable as a play on their name—but that’s what makes Russell Peters stand out. The Canadian stand-up began performing back in 1989 and never slowed down. The first comedian ever to get a Netflix stand-up special—2013’s “Notorious”—Peters was also named #3 on Forbes list of…
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Grace Stetson on July 14, 2021
Disgruntled fast food workers unite—“Bon Qui Qui” is back to share her unfiltered thoughts. That’s right, San Jose native and character comedian Anjelah Johnson returns to her hometown for four nights of jam-packed comedy shows where it all began. Though early video “Nail Salon” has not exactly aged well in the changing…
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Mike Huguenor on July 7, 2021
Known for his Infectious energy, down-to-earth humor and muscles to rival Kumail Nanjiani, comedian Preacher Lawson was a fan favorite on season 12 of America’s Got Talent, and then a Grand Finalist in America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Though he never quite won the televised contests, he did win over a lot…
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Jay Edgar on June 30, 2021
Though he is a longtime stand-up and comedy writer, Gareth Reynolds is probably best-known as co-host of the subversive history podcast The Dollop. And though that show is known for tackling under-told stories from US history from an acerbic and unapologetically left-wing perspective, maybe don’t expect a lot of history talk from…
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Metro Staff on March 11, 2020
Norm Macdonald is a cult hero. Most die-hard fans know the oddball Canadian as the Weekend Update anchor who ruthlessly skewered everyone from Hillary Clinton to O.J. Simpson. Alas, much of Macdonald’s post-Saturday Night Live career saw aborted TV series or roles in toothless Hollywood comedies—ironic considering the dry-as-a-bone Macdonald can draw…
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While some comics lean on volume or a deadpan delivery, MADtv alumnus Bobby Lee is a certified goofball, unafraid to laugh at his own jokes. Lee’s standup is often punctuated by his inadvertent chortles, which only amplify the hilarity of his absurd and wild stories. Raised in San Diego, Lee’s laid-back sensibility…
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Wallace Baine on February 4, 2020
For four seasons, he played the lovable (but more often unlovable) blowhard parasite Erlich Bachman on HBO’s Silicon Valley. So, there is no more natural environment to get the full-on T.J. treatment than in The Capital of Silicon Valley. Of course, Miller’s public image took a steep dive after he was accused…
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