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Laurie Fanelli is a writer, photographer, blogger and festival junkie. She has covered major music festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, as well as top comedians. Find more of her work at www.lauriefanelli.com.
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  • Norm MacDonald to release memoir this fall

    Norm MacDonald to release memoir this fall

    Stand-up comedian and “Saturday Night Live” funnyman, Norm MacDonald, is adding the title of author to his already impressive resume. His memoir, “Based on a True Story,” is due to be released via Random House on Sept. 20, 2016. MacDonald shared that his book is now available to pre-order via...

    July 13, 2016
  • Maria Bamford & Aziz Ansari win Just for Laughs Awards

    Maria Bamford & Aziz Ansari win Just for Laughs Awards

    The Just for Laughs Festival has announced which comedians are to be honored at the festival's 2016 awards show presented by Air Canada on Friday, July 29. This year's honorees include Aziz Ansari, who is taking home the prize for Comedy Person of the Year and Maria Bamford who will be recognized as...

    July 13, 2016
  • Exclusive Q&A: Ian Thomas shares insight on 'A Life In Song'

    Exclusive Q&A: Ian Thomas shares insight on 'A Life In Song'

    Over the years, Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Thomas has connected with listeners all over the world with hits like “Painted Ladies,” “The Runner,” “Picking Up the Pieces” and many, many more. Now, the accomplished musician has re-examined some of his best known compositions with an orchestral eye...

    July 13, 2016
  • Jonah Ray & Kumail Nanjiani to host free 'Meltdown' show at Comic-Con

    Jonah Ray & Kumail Nanjiani to host free 'Meltdown' show at Comic-Con

    Comic-Con in San Diego is the perfect place to celebrate the art of comics, graphic novels and sci-fi stories with panels, presentations and amazing artwork, but it is also a great time to take in some hilarious stand-up comedy. Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani will be on hand at this year's event to...

    July 12, 2016
  • Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald to launch live variety podcast

    Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald to launch live variety podcast

    Kevin McDonald already has an impressive comedy resume which includes his role as a founding member of the iconic Canadian sketch group, The Kids in the Hall, and his recent foray into stand-up following the 2015 release of his debut album, Making Faces. Now, McDonald is adding the title of podcast...

    July 12, 2016
  • 'SXSW Comedy With Natasha Leggero' to premiere on Showtime this July

    'SXSW Comedy With Natasha Leggero' to premiere on Showtime this July

    On July 15, Showtime is set to premiere part one of a hilarious showcase, which is hosted by Natasha Leggero and was filmed a the SXSW Comedy Festival in Austin, TX. Appropriately titled, “SXSW Comedy With Natasha Leggero,” this all-star two-part event brings a variety of hilarious stand-up comedy...

    July 10, 2016
  • Jen Kirkman tops Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

    Jen Kirkman tops Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

    Milwaukee may be best known for beers, Brewers and Bucks, but a collection of hilarious comedians will be making the city their own when they perform at the 11th Annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival this August. Among the recently-announced, jam-packed schedule of events includes a performance from the...

    July 07, 2016
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ilana Glazer to appear at Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

    Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ilana Glazer to appear at Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

    This fall, Eugene Mirman has gathered a collection of hilarious comedians – and a brilliant astrophysicist – to appear live at his Brooklyn-based Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. Ilana Glazer, Chris Duffy and Mirman, himself, will be bringing the funny to various venues across Brooklyn on Sept. 1...

    July 07, 2016
  • Hasan Minhaj announces Homecoming King Tour dates

    Hasan Minhaj announces Homecoming King Tour dates

    “The Daily Show's” Hasan Minhaj, is taking his show on the road with a 19-city North American one-man show entitled, Homecoming King. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show is about a first-generation Indian-American navigating between those two worlds and cultures, but never completely at...

    July 06, 2016
  • Greg Proops joins Chicago's Comedy Exposition 2016 lineup

    Greg Proops joins Chicago's Comedy Exposition 2016 lineup

    Chicago's Comedy Exposition has scored one of the best improv comics in the world as one of its headliners as Greg Proops has joined the event's already impressive lineup. Along with Eddie Pepitone, Marina Franklin, Rhea Butcher and more, Proops will perform at venues across the city from July 2...

    July 06, 2016
  • Five hilarious comedians on tour this July

    Five hilarious comedians on tour this July

    July is a great time to enjoy fireworks displays, hangout at the beach and experience all kinds of fun in the sun, but it's also the perfect time of year to catch up with your favorite comedians on their summer tours. Some of the funniest stand-up acts in the world are hitting the road this July...

    July 03, 2016
  • Maria Bamford & more join David Cross' Just for Laughs Gala

    Maria Bamford & more join David Cross' Just for Laughs Gala

    On Wednesday, July 27, David Cross is set to headline a highly-anticipated Videotron Gala presented by Air Canada at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. The show just became the must-see comedy event of the year, as the “With Bob & David” funnyman and festival organizers have...

    July 03, 2016
  • Amy Schumer shares unaired gun sketch ahead of tour

    Amy Schumer shares unaired gun sketch ahead of tour

    Amy Schumer is about to head out on a massive North American, UK and Australian stand-up tour this summer and fall, but there is something that she'd rather be doing – finding a solution for the endless string of gun violence occurring in the United States. The comedian dedicated an entire episode...

    June 30, 2016
  • Sarah Silverman tops Hell Yes Fest New Orleans lineup

    Sarah Silverman tops Hell Yes Fest New Orleans lineup

    Sarah Silverman is all about the festival this year. She just slayed at the 3rd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival in Chicago, she's set to perform at Just for Laughs Montreal later this month, and now she has been announced as one of the headliners of Hell Yes Fest in New Orleans this October 7-1...

    June 29, 2016
  • Tourist announces North American fall tour

    Tourist is heading to The States this fall

    On the heels of the release of his debut album, U, last month, Tourist – AKA William Phillips – has announced that he will be traveling through the United States on a headlining tour this fall. The London-based electronic musician is also passing through The Netherlands, Australia and the UK in the...

    June 29, 2016
  • Marc Maron to headline Now Hear This Podcast Festival

    Marc Maron to headline Now Hear This Podcast Festival

    This October, some of the biggest names in podcasting are coming together in Anaheim, CA for a fan-focused weekend of live performances, meet-and-greets, live tapings and much more. Marc Maron, Scott Aukerman, Lauren Lapkus and Paul Scheer are set to headline the event which takes place at the...

    June 28, 2016
  • Ani DiFranco's BabeFest

    Ani DiFranco to headline inaugural Babefest this August

    Ani DiFranco wants people to get out and vote this election season, so she has decided to launch a new musical and political event to motivate the masses to do just that. Her inaugural BabeFest will take place on Aug. 26, 2016 in Buffalo, NY – AKA Babeville, where DiFranco's record label, Righteous...

    June 26, 2016
  • High Plains Comedy Festival adds Bobcat Goldthwait, Jonah Ray & more to lineup

    High Plains Comedy Festival adds Bobcat Goldthwait, Jonah Ray & more to lineup

    The High Plains Comedy Festival will have something for everybody this year when the event takes place in Denver, CO on Aug. 25-27. Along with the previously announced headliners of Kyle Kinane, Cameron Esposito and Garfunkel & Oates, festival organizers added a collection of hilarious comedians...

    June 26, 2016
  • Check out the trailer for Jim Jefferies' new stand-up special 'Freedumb'

    Check out the trailer for Jim Jefferies' new stand-up special 'Freedumb'

    Jim Jefferies has a lot of opinions about the land of the free and the home of the brave and he is sharing all of them in his new Netflix special, “Freedumb,” which premieres on July 1. In the trailer for the comedy event, Jefferies unleashes on the concepts of marriage and freedom, as well as the...

    June 23, 2016
  • Tom Morello, Ryan Harvey & Ani DiFranco drop 'Old Man Trump'

    Tom Morello, Ryan Harvey & Ani DiFranco drop 'Old Man Trump'

    Tom Morello has never been one to shy away from voicing his thoughts on politics, corruption and how the two sadly converge in this great nation. From Rage Against the Machine to The Nightwatchman to Prophets of Rage, the guitarist/activist uses his many talents to shine a light on social injustice...

    June 22, 2016
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