UPDATED, 7:40 AM: Netflix today released a four-minute video clip of Pete Davidson joking about Kanye West during his appearance last week at the Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival at The Fonda Theatre. You can watch it above.
PREVIOUS, April 30: Pete Davidson isn’t avoiding his hot-button issues. In his first stand-up…
Netflix has released a first-look photo of Randall Park and Melissa Fumero on the set of Blockbuster, its upcoming single-camera video store comedy series from Universal Television. See the photo below.
Park and Fumero star in the ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America. It explores…
Deadline broke the news late last night that Dave Chappelle was attacked by a man while onstage at the Hollywood Bowl. Today, the comedian and Netflix, which produced the festival of which the show was a part, both issued press statements on the matter.
A Chappelle spokesperson sought to put the emphasis back on the…
It's been a tough few weeks for Netflix. The streamer lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade and its market value took a battering, losing over $50 billion in one day after its disappointing first quarter earnings.
Laughter, they say, is the best medicine and the streamer will have plenty of those over…
With less than four weeks until the festival begins, Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival has added new shows to its lineup, including top stand-up performances, Netflix series cast events, as well as a free outdoor fan experience. The festival, which now boasts over 250 live shows across over 30 venues covering Los…
UPDATED, 8:58 AM: Chavez Ravine is getting Fluffier. After becoming the first comic to sell out Dodger Stadium in its 60-year history, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias has added a second show at the yard. The newly set "Fluffy on the Field" show is set for Friday, May 6, but this one only will have seating on the field for a…
The controversial The Closer is Dave Chappelle's last scheduled special on Netflix, but the Grammy nominee will be back in business with the streamer next year for a huge comedy festival with many of his top tier peers.
Delayed from its 2020 debut because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Netflix Is A Joke festival will…
Have you heard the one about the big comedy festival? Netflix Is a Joke, which was to feature many top stand-up comics performing in Los Angeles in spring 2020 but was postponed then canceled amid the pandemic, has been rescheduled for April 29-May 8.
Partnered with Live Nation, the streaming service announced the new…
UPDATED, JULY 10, 11:15 AMNetflix announced that its inaugural Netflix Is A Joke Fest will no longer take place in 2020. The service cited “the health and safety of fans” as a primary driver of the decision.
The event was announced on March 2 with much fanfare. The streaming giant partnered with Live Nation to bring…
Netflix Is A Joke, the streamer’s inaugural comedy festival, has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The weeklong all-star fest was scheduled for April 27-May 3 in Los Angeles.
“Based on the latest CDC guidelines we've decided to postpone our Netflix Is A Joke Fest, which was scheduled to begin April 27,”…
Netflix is about to serve a flood of funny in Los Angeles with its Netflix is a Joke Fest, set for April 27-May 3. For one week, the streaming giant is partnering with Live Nation to bring over 100 live shows and events to various venues in L.A. with recorded shows available on the platform later this year.
Netflix Is…