Schools have long been a fertile ground for comedy.
Before his untimely death, material that drew heavily from decades spent teaching South Florida children propelled Chris Priester to among the area’s elite comedians.
Portland teacher Don Gavitte had a similar experience. He’s now creating comedy shows where all the comedians are teachers. They’ll be shows everyone can relate to.
Here’s hoping one of the teachers pulls out the overhead projector.
The Stand-Up Spotlight starts the week with an unfortunate incident at an Adam Sandler show; news that the former Miss Ireland is launching a comedy career; and a potential date for the Kevin Hart/Chris Rock Nexflix documentary.
Start the week by finding the funny.
STAND-UP SPOTLIGHT – Oct. 23, 2023
Laughing while learning: Northwest teachers bring classroom comedy to the stand-up stage
Don Gavitte’s comedy career started at his father’s funeral.
It was 2018. Gavitte was supposed to deliver the eulogy of a man he said had “spent most of his life crawling into engines.” His father had worked at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York until he was 77. He died when he was 80.
Adam Sandler pauses comedy show to help fan suffering medical emergency
Adam Sandler paused a comedy set on Wednesday to help a fan who was having a medical emergency.
The “Happy Gilmore” and former “Saturday Night Live” star, 57, is currently in the middle of his “I Missed You” tour, where he is performing 25 cities throughout the United States and Canada.
Amanda Brunker ready for new era ahead of stand up comedy debut
Amanda Brunker says she’s embarking on a new era as she prepares to make her stand-up comedy debut.
The former Miss Ireland and TV personality, 49, who is preparing to take to the stage alongside Irish comedy star Deirdre O’Kane next month said she wants to swap her monotonous housewife life for a new challenge ahead of her 50th birthday next year.
Kevin Hart and Chris Rock’s Stand-Up Tour Doc Gets New Trailer and Netflix Release Date
Netflix’s upcoming documentary, Headliners Only, will follow Kevin Hart and Chris Rock as they perform four sold-out shows. The Madison Square Garden shows will serve as framing for a documentary about their early lives, strife, and eventual rise to success.
Netflix has announced that the joint Kevin Hart-Chris Rock comedy documentary will premiere towards the end of this year on Dec. 12, 2023. The streaming giant released the first trailer, featuring the two star comedians discussing the documentary, which follows the duo’s four performances in Madison Square Garden at the end of their Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed tour. The documentary is directed by Rashidi Harper, and produced by Hart, Rock, Bryan Smiley, Malcolm Spellman, Oby M. Okoye – the two comedians are producing through their respective companies, Hartbeat and CR Enterprises.
