DELRAY BEACH – Is Adam Carolla still a practicing comedian?
As part of his “Adam Carolla is Unprepared” tour Carolla takes the stage with no idea what he’s going to say.
While that may not be completely true – Carolla surely has a set of bits he can fall back on, or punchlines that can fit multiple topics – Carolla simply grabs the mic and starts riffing. He invites audiences to choose the topics he’ll discuss.
On the one hand, it takes a quick mind to be able to conjure entertainment on a nightly basis. But is the audience really getting what it’s expecting when it sees a Carrola show?
Today’s Stand-Up spotlight also has Adam Sandler looking back on his early days of stand-up comedy performances; news of specials from Sara Silverman and Lizzy Hoo; and look inside the Sioux Falls, South Dakaota, comedy scene.
Here’s to an happy (and funny) Easter!
STAND-UP SPOTLIGHT – April 7, 2023
Adam Carolla Is No Longer Bothering to Write Jokes
Well, Adam Carolla superfans, you can’t say your favorite comic didn’t warn you. He has dubbed his new tour “Adam Carolla is Unprepared” and it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds likes — the comic putting a stranglehold on the microphone and freestyle riffing for an hour and a half. Sure beats writing material!
Carolla, revealed as Avocado last year on The Masked Singer, “has agreed to come on stage with no idea of what he is going to say,” according to his website. “Instead, the audience will supply ideas for Adam to spin into comedy gold right on the spot.”
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Adam Sandler made $10 a night doing stand-up comedy before he was famous
Hot off the heels of being awarded the 2023 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor last month, footage has emerged of Adam Sandler starting out by doing stand-up for just ’10 bucks a night’.
Back in 2019, Sandler sit down with 60 Minutes presenter Sharyn Alfonsi.
In the interview, he explained: “My mother said how great I was all the time I started to believe her, but my father would be like: ‘You’re great but you ain’t that great’.”
Sarah Silverman Sets New Stand-Up Comedy Special At HBO
Two-time Emmy winner Sarah Silverman is returning to HBO for a new stand-up comedy special, her second for the premium cable network. The as-yet untitled special, taped in front of a live audience at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, MA, will debut this May.
“We absolutely love working with Sarah,” said Nina Rosenstein, EVP HBO Programming. “She’s truly one of the all-time greats, and her new special is smart, bold, and as insanely funny as ever.”
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Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares!? Review – a simple special with great jokes
If you are like me, Lizzy Hoo is someone that I am unfamiliar with. She broke into the comedy scene in 2017 and has quickly risen to the top of the Australian comedy scene, where she performed at the Just For Laughs Festival at the Sydney Opera House. All of this success has led to her first special on Prime Video, Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares!?.
Get smart about comedy with Zach Dresch
Zach Dresch is a Sioux Falls comedian, improviser, musician and more. Since he’s a local expert on making people laugh, it only seemed fitting that we sat down with him ahead of April Fools Day to get smart about the local comedy scene.
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