Ali Wong Says She 'Wouldn't Be Here' Without Her San Francisco Comedy Days During 2025 Golden Globes Win
Ali Wong won best performance in stand-up comedy on television category at the 82nd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, and used her speech to look back on her early days in comedy. Jamie Foxx, Nikki Glaser,
Ali Wong Wins Best Stand-Up Special at Golden Globes: “This Means a Lot”
Wong's triumph for her fourth Netflix showcase, ‘Single Lady,’ represented only the second time stand-up comedians have been honored at the awards show after Ricky Gervais won the inaugural competition last year.
Ali Wong Pays Tribute To San Francisco As She Accepts Golden Globe For Stand-Up Performance
Tonight at the Golden Globes, Ali Wong won the ceremony’s second-ever award for Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television, paying tribute in her speech to her Bay Area roots.
Ali Wong Follows Her Golden Globe Win With a DGA Awards Nomination
Less than 48 hours after winning a Golden Globe for best performance in stand-up comedy on television for her Netflix special Ali Wong: Single Lady, Ali Wong got more good news on Tuesday (Feb. 7) – she's nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding directorial achievement in variety/talk/news/sports – specials for directing that same special.
Golden Globe winner Ali Wong shouts out SF comedy club in acceptance speech
In an interview over hot wings last year, Ali Wong recalled tripping over human waste on the way out of the San Francisco’s comedy clubs where she got her start. But at her Golden Globes appearance on Sunday,
Ali Wong shows love to San Francisco during Golden Globes speech
The Bay Area has delivered top-tier talent to the world, including entertainers Zendaya, E-40, and — Ali Wong.
Kieran Culkin, 'Shōgun,' Ali Wong win at Golden Globes
The Golden Globes, which host Nikki Glaser introduced as “Ozempic's biggest night,” got underway Sunday with awards spread around for “Emilia Pérez," “A Real Pain," and C
The 10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Specials Of 2024
Hundreds of Beavers is an inventive comedy movie that generated a lot of buzz in 2024. Hundreds and hundreds of stand-up comedy specials?! That’s a lot to chew on, even for the most ardent comedy nerd ...
Mo Amer Sets ‘El Oso Palestino’ Comedy Tour (EXCLUSIVE)
Amer has two stand-up specials — “The Vagabond” and “Mohammed in Texas” — currently streaming on Netflix. Besides “Mo” and ...
What Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias’ love of wrestling taught him about building his brand in comedy
Ahead of the release of his new Netflix special, 'Legend of Fluffy,' the SoCal-bred comedian talks about his career, why he ...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy’ On Netflix, Caught Between A Hard Rock And His Place In Comedy
The Gist: Gabriel Iglesias was one of the top-grossing live touring acts in stand-up comedy in 2024.
After losing its previous space, comedy club finds new home, fills it with stand-up headliners
While the new location hosted a last-minute, New Year’s Eve soft opening, Bryant has slated the official “grand reopening” ...
New comedy show coming to Branson in March includes stand-up, sketches, songs and magic
The show, called Branson Comedy Bash, will run March 4 through Oct. 31 at the Playhouse Theatre, 5585 W. 76 Country Blvd.
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Daily Laughs From the World of Stand-up (1/7)
The Odd News staff has collected five of their favorite stand-up routines that have hit their social media feeds in the past ...
Stand-Up Comedian Jim Short Dies at 58: Margaret Cho Leads Tributes
Jim Short, a stand-up comedian who hosted a podcast with Margaret Cho, is dead. The 58-year-old’s death was first reported by ...