Comedian Carrot Top Receiving “Care and Support” After Being Hospitalized In Las Vegas Carrot Top is on the mend. After the comedian (real name Scott Thompson) was hospitalized in Las Vegas, where he has hosted a residency for more than 20 years, his rep shared an update on how he is doing. “Mr. Thompson is
In Matt Barats’ “Anchors Aweigh,” a caustic alt-comedian is left adrift after his failed proposal, prompting him to revisit old footage from his college days and ruminate on his arrested development. It’s a lot less serious than it sounds, in part because Barats’ self-insert — who he also plays — has a sardonic cadence that
Marty Nadler, a producer, sitcom writer and stand-up comedian, who worked on “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “The Odd Couple,” died in Margate, Florida, on Aug. 26. He was 80. His son, Charlie Nadler, said he died due to complications from myasthenia gravis. Born in the Bronx in 1945, Nadler eventually switched coasts to
Uh oh, Spaghetti O’s! Dane Cook‘s brother stole $12 million from the comedian and hid bricks of cash inside pasta sauce, a new documentary reveals. Premiering on Sept. 29, “Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story” delves into the financial drama that absorbed the blockbuster comedian in 2008, when his half-brother and business manager, Darryl McCauley,
Even by the standards we’re all used to, President Donald Trump’s performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday night was strange. And the fact of it – from the style of his halting speech to the substance of his vengeful message to a group of journalists who had handed him a microphone –
Comedian Deniz Göktaş has been arrested by an Istanbul court after being detained at the city’s main airport for a performance that has attracted 9.4 million views on YouTube. Göktaş is accused of “inciting hatred and hostility” in his stage routine, as well as insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is the latest artist to
