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gravy) lovers, “old-school Italians,” and stand-up comedy fans.Sebastian Maniscalco just announced he’s extending his ongoing ‘It Ain’t Right’ tour into 2025 with new dates at arenas all over North America.On the second leg of the nationwide run, the 51-year-old comic will swing into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on March 7, Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on March 8 and Belmont Park, NY’s UBS Arena on March 15.This year, he’s slated to play five (!) back-to-back shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden from Sept. 18-22 — which gives him the title for the venue’s most consecutive performances and most shows ever performed by a comedian — and then drop into Albany’s MVP Arena on Oct.

an interview with Consequence on Thursday that he was going to get a boob job for hidden camera pranks on his upcoming Super Dummy Tour, where he’d trick groups of men on the street into thinking he was a woman.However, those plans were squashed after he had a chance encounter with a transgender stranger at the grocery store.“On the day that the scheduled surgery was supposed to happen, I was checking out at the supermarket. And the person ringing up my groceries was evidently transgender, and it struck me as a sign from the universe,” he said.

told People of the fractured relationship she had with her mother. “It was very painful. It was very hard.”Joan told People in 1993 that Melissa blamed her when Edgar Rosenberg, her husband of 22 years, took his own life by overdosing on prescription pills after suffering from clinical depression since he had a heart attack in 1984, according to the magazine.

NBC sketch comedy series ahead of Season 50 “was not my choice.”“Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know that I will not be on ‘SNL’ next season,” she wrote in a TikTok video. “This was not my choice, I wish I was there getting to be with my friends,” Troast added. “It truly felt like a second home.

Larry David isn’t just sitting at home now that he’s wrapped “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”The irascible comic actor has announced he’ll take off on his ten-show ‘A Conversation With Larry David’ tour this fall.At all gigs, David and a surprise moderator will take part in an “informal discussion about [his] time on ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Curb,’ and everything in between,” according to Live Nation.Notable stops on the brief run include Denver (Sept. 20, with Peyton Manning), Seattle (Oct. 4), San Francisco (Oct.

Glaser’s career getting a new spotlight following her hit set on the Netflix roast of Tom Brady on May 5. “I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes. It’s one of my favorite nights of television and now I get a front-row seat (actually, I think I have to host from the stage),” Glaser, 40, said in the network’s press release announcing the news.

Steve Martin and Martin Short will launch their fall 2024 ‘Dukes of Funnytown Tour.’Midway through the brief 12-show run, the punchline-wielding pair — who have been touring together since 2015 — are scheduled to drop into Brookville, NY’s Tilles Center Concert Hall on Saturday, Oct. 19.At all shows, fans can expect to see the “Three Amigos” players roast each other and deliver jokes “at a rapid-fire pace with little setup and big punchlines (that) mock Hollywood and the fickle nature of celebrity” according to a press release.If this sounds like the show for you, tickets are available for all upcoming ‘Dukes of Funnytown’ gigs.Prices start at $53 before feeson Vivid Seats at the time of publication.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $77 to $462 before fees.Need to see “The Jerk” and Jiminy Glick (who might be dating Meryl Streep) live?Don’t slow your scroll just yet.Our team has everything you need to know and more about the fall 2024 ‘Dukes of Funnytown Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Steve Martin and Martin Short are currently back at it on their ongoing ‘Dukes of Funnytown Tour.’Now, we can add clever comic turned “Silicon Valley” character actor turned “Big Sick” leading man turned jacked Marvel superstar Kumail Nanjiani to that list.From September through December, the 46-year-old “Welcome To Chippendales” star will tour all over North America on his first stand-up tour in a decade, which he’s dubbed the ‘Doing This Again Tour.’And, while he doesn’t currently have any NYC gigs lined up — Nanjiani cut his teeth in the Big Apple in the late aughts —he will get close when he performs at Philadelphia’s The Fillmore on Saturday, Sept. 21.“Check out my first hour of standup comedy in a decade,” Nanjiani shared on Instagram.

Eric André is detailing an alleged run-in with security at Melbourne Airport in Australia.The comedian shared in an Instagram video on Sunday that he was “racially profiled” during a 25-hour trip, which included stops in Los Angeles, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia, for a shoot. However, during his stop in Melbourne, André told his followers that he was “detained” and “pulled out of a lineup and put in a special line” to be “sniffed thoroughly by a dog.”“Those dogs are pretty much ineffective,” the 41-year-old explained.

long-running, late-night talk show ends.The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host, 56, appeared on Monday’s episode of Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson’s “Politickin’ ” podcast and acknowledged that his career may never be the same after his show goes off the air.“I will have a hard time when it’s over,” he said. “It worries me, and that’s part of the reason why I keep going.”Kimmel’s ABC talk series premiered in January 2003, with George Clooney as his first guest ever.Earlier this year, Kimmel hinted in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that the latest two-year contract he signed for his show could be his last.“Each time I think, well, this is going to be my last contract, and then I wind up signing another contract,” he said on the “Politickin’ ” podcast. “It’s because I fear that day, that Monday after my final show, and it’s like, OK, now what am I going to do?” the father of four continued.

19 million TikTok followers, an ongoing world tour, and two Netflix specials. His second special, “Matt Rife: Lucid – A Crowd Work Special,” is now streaming and will be out on Tuesday. Filmed at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, North Carolina, it’s the platform’s first-ever crowd work special (when a comedian directly interacts with the audience, riffing off of jokes with them in real-time).

he had to leave his job as an NBC correspondent covering the Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti due to a foot injury and multiple illnesses.The 42-year-old comedian filmed a video where he spoke to the camera like a news reporter in front of the Mediterranean Sea in Malta.“Dude, are you OK?’ That’s the no. 1 text message I’ve received in the past 48 hours.

Deadline reported on Monday.Jost’s correspondent gig for NBC was “always supposed to be short term,” per Deadline, so it’s unclear if his exit is solely due to his health woes.The 42-year-old comedian cut his foot on a coral reef and later developed a staph infection and an ear infection.He’s been replaced by Australian weather anchor Luke Bradnam, who was already in Tahiti covering the Olympics.The Post has reached out to Jost’s rep for comment.Jost’s struggles in Tahiti started last month when he injured his foot after hitting the reef.He posted a picture of his bandaged and bloodied wounds via social media on July 29.“You know it’s going great when you’ve been to the Olympic medical tent more than any of the athletes,” he wrote in his caption.On July 30, Jost revealed that he got an ear infection, on top of already having a staph infection. “I woke up this morning and discovered that I had added ear infection to my growing list of ailments,” he said in an interview from the pool in Tahiti.

YouTube interview show “Hot Ones,” where he talked about why Hollywood no longer makes the kinds of R-rated comedies he used to star in. “They just overthink it,” said Vaughn, 54.

Hannah Gadsby doesn’t keep their very public promises.If you may recall, the conceit of the 46-year-old comedian’s 2018 Netflix special “Nanette” is that thy’e quitting stand-up comedy.Thankfully, they didn’t make good on their word.In the years since, Gadsby has released a pair of subsequent specials — 2019’s “Douglas” and 2023’s “Something Special” — and will soon hit the road to promote their forthcoming special ‘Woof!’New York-based fans are in luck, too.The 15-show run includes six (!) back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs at NYC’s Abrons Arts Center.“This is my best ever show,” Gadsby said in a statement. “Hands down.

Kyle Gass’ controversial comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.“We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime,” Black told Variety at the premiere of his new movie “Borderlands” on Tuesday night.

Comics for Kamala” event hosted by comedian Paul Mercurio, which included fellow Hollywood stars Ed Helms, Jon Ham, and Whoopi Goldberg.Stiller, 58, joined the continuous call about halfway through its more than three-hour run and immediately got “the ball rolling,” telling Mercurio that he would match the $150,000 donation the host promised to Harris’ campaign.“I’m here because I’m so genuinely excited about the potential to actually win this election,” the “Zoolander” star said. “What’s happened in the last couple of weeks — the turning of the tide — that Vice President Harris could actually win this thing if we all just rally around and take advantage of this incredible energy that’s happening.”Stiller said he wants a “decent person in the White House” and someone who “cares about democracy.”The Hollywood star praised Harris for “acting like a human being” with “empathy” and “humor” before crediting the expected Democratic nominee’s push for the Oval Office for “energizing” young voters who were not “engaged before.”“She’s also a historic candidate,” the “Tropic Thunder” said.

Steve Martin has been deemed the perfect person to portray Kamala Harris’ recently-announced VP pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on “Saturday Night Live” this fall.

a feud between the stars.The comedian, 45, dissed the retired NBA all-star, 61, at his show in Atlantic City last month on his Acting My Age tour and explained how their beef started.“Michael’s had an attitude with me for years because I hosted a celebrity event for him and he came in late. I saw him coming in late [and] I hit him with [a joke],” Hart told the audience, according to an eyewitness via Daily Mail.“It was quick. It was all in fun.

“Burn the Boats,” premiered Saturday night and is filled with jokes about the transgender community, the COVID-19 vaccine and more.Rogan, who has previously made headlines for some of his controversial views that he’s discussed on his popular podcast, said during the standup show that America has become too accepting of trans people.“I just want to be real clear. I believe in trans people,” he said. “Because I think the world is strange and nature is strange, and nature can throw you a curveball and you believe you’re in the wrong body.

Sebastian Maniscalco thinks a lot of things in this world just “ain’t right.”One thing that is right though is that the funnyman is about to kick off his nationwide arena ‘That Ain’t Right Tour’ with special guests Pete Correale and Pat McGann.And, he’ll be in New York quite a bit over the course of the 49-show run.That includes five (!) shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden from Sept. 18-22 as well as gigs at Albany’s MVP Arena on Oct.