by Makayla Overton Comedian Tiffany Haddish just shared a priceless moment with the world after finding out she won a Grammy while filming her show “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Haddish broke down in tears when hearing her stand-up special “Black Mitzvah” had won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album. The Girls Trip star told … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Letterman was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Sunday night for his record run on late-night TV, innovative comedy routines and for helping the nation start to heal by reassuring that it was OK to laugh again after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Fellow entertainers gathered to honor Letterman where … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died. He was 92. Berman died Friday at his home in Bell Canyon, California, from complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to spokesman Glenn … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Revered as a comedic and storytelling genius by Hollywood’s top entertainers, Gene Wilder was a humble man who downplayed his comic gifts, was a serious director and remained deferential to his longtime collaborator, Mel Brooks. “I am him in fantasy,” Wilder once said of playing the lead in Brooks’ films. After … Continue reading
Billy Crystal is ready to go one final round with friend and foil Muhammad Ali. No comic on stage could float like a butterfly and sound like Ali quite like Crystal. Often imitated? That was Ali. His boisterous voice roared for decades, he would boast he was The Greatest, before it turned soft, raspy and … Continue reading
by Malik Glaspie Norfolk State University is home to many notable alumni in many professions of the working world; of the many Spartans J.B. Smoove has been making waves in the Hollywood scene. Born Jerry Angelo Brooks, Smoove is an American actor, writer, comedian, and voice actor; he is mostly known for his work on … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The creator of “Orange Is the New Black” says though the Emmys switched the hit show from the comedy category to drama, she’s not a fan of people boxing the series into a single genre. “The whole label thing is frustrating — just people’s needs to define us. OK, you know, … Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — Wale always wanted to feature Jerry Seinfeld in his music, but didn’t know how to reach the superstar actor-comedian, who initially knew nothing about the rapper. But then the Grammy-nominated performer met Seinfeld’s wife, a Wale fan and hip-hopenthusiast. “She’s a big hip-hop fan and of my music,” Wale said of Jessica … Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — Wale always wanted to feature Jerry Seinfeld in his music, but didn’t know how to reach the superstar actor-comedian, who initially knew nothing about the rapper. But then the Grammy-nominated performer met Seinfeld’s wife, a Wale fan and hip-hop enthusiast. “She’s a big hip-hop fan and of my music,” Wale said … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eddie Murphy, famous for his standup routines, films and his early breakout on “Saturday Night Live,” will be awarded the nation’s top prize for humor this year by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, officials said Thursday. Murphy, 54, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — People recognize Laura Benanti on the street these days. They just don’t know why. “They’ll be like, ‘You’re the girl from the thing!’ And then I just go, ‘Yeah!’” the actress said, laughing. “Then they say, ‘Which thing?’ And I answer, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know what you watch, darling.’” … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a comedian killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash that seriously injured Tracy Morgan last summer has settled a wrongful death claim with Wal-Mart. The out-of-court settlement between Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the estate of James McNair is the first stemming from the June 7 crash in … Continue reading
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