• Fred Willard, ‘Best in Show’ comic actor, dead at 86

    Fred Willard, ‘Best in Show’ comic actor, dead at 86

    Beloved comic actor Fred Willard has died at age 86 of natural causes. The comedian was best known for roles in films “Best in Show” and “This is a Spinal Tap,” and TV’s “Modern Family. “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old. He kept moving, working …
  • ‘Eat It’ singalong is the perfect response to ‘Imagine’ debacle

    ‘Eat It’ singalong is the perfect response to ‘Imagine’ debacle

    Who’s hungry? More than a dozen comedians joined together for an inspiring quarantine singalong with a message all the stressed, “fussy” eaters can relate to right now: “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Eat It” — the 1984 parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.” The video comes after Gal Gadot’s celebrity “Imagine” singalong was criticized as “out-of-touch” in …
  • ‘Hannah Gadsby: Douglas’ trailer has comic scrambling for new jokes

    ‘Hannah Gadsby: Douglas’ trailer has comic scrambling for new jokes

    Hannah Gadsby still has tales to tell. The 42-year-old Australian comic, whose revelatory 2018 stand-up special vaulted her to seemingly overnight international stardom, is back in a trailer for her upcoming second Netflix show, titled “Hannah Gadsby: Douglas.” In it, she worries that she may have used up all of her best material in her …
  • Jerry Seinfeld channels James Bond in Netflix special trailer

    Jerry Seinfeld channels James Bond in Netflix special trailer

    His name is Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld. The 65-year-old comic channels legendary spy James Bond in a teaser for his upcoming Netflix stand-up special, “Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill,” which premieres May 5. The trailer borrows from the infamous “Goldfinger” scene in which the title villain threatens to slice a tied-down 007 in half with …
  • Jerry Seinfeld standup special ‘23 Hours to Kill’ gets Netflix air date

    Jerry Seinfeld standup special ‘23 Hours to Kill’ gets Netflix air date

    Jerry Seinfeld is bringing some more laughs to Netflix with his latest stand-up special “23 Hours To Kill.” The streamer is launching the hour-long special on May 5. It was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York and was part of the “Seinfeld” co-creator and star’s residency at the venue, the last few shows …
  • Beloved comic Vic Henley dead at 57

    Beloved comic Vic Henley dead at 57

    Comedian Vic Henley has died. Henley — who was a legend on the New York comedy circuit and a regular on the “Opie and Anthony” show — suffered a pulmonary embolism over the weekend, according to a Facebook post by his niece. Comedy veteran Larry the Cable Guy wrote on Twitter, “We lost a good …
  • Rachel Feinstein met John Kerry in just her towel

    Rachel Feinstein met John Kerry in just her towel

    The crew behind Amy Schumer’s podcast is hilarious even when they’re not recording. Every week, Schumer, 38, is joined by her friends Rachel Feinstein, Bridget Everett and Keith Robinson for “Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith” on Spotify. “This season was pretty nuts,” Feinstein recently told Page Six. “Amy interviewed John Kerry and she …
  • 56 April Fools’ Day jokes from comedians and commentators

    56 April Fools’ Day jokes from comedians and commentators

    If we ever needed a laugh, it’s now. Coronavirus pandemic or not, we couldn’t let April Fools’ Day go by without an annual roundup, so The Post asked comedians and commentators — well known or not — to hit us with their best jokes, funny bits and tweets. Here are some 50 odd jokes (some …