Stapleview has come a long way since its 2022 launch. Originally developed by Sam Grey as the first live, weekly sketch show tailored to a TikTok audience, Stapleview was driven by an exploration of how traditional and digital spaces could be bridged through a new kind of content designed for…

Nurse John never envisioned an on-stage career for himself, much less one in which he’d be selling hundreds of thousands of tickets in cities worldwide. And yet it’s something he’s built for himself in a short span of time, going from frontline nurse to viral TikTok creator to globally successful…

To Carly Hoogendyk, the manager from Omnipop Talent Group West, Hollywood today has come to embody a kind of “no new friends” mentality — and oftentimes, it takes non-traditional efforts to break into traditional spaces. In an era of contraction — marked by the dwindling of TV roles, late-night…

In 2025, one of the smartest places for a comic to be isn’t a club or a podcast studio — it’s Reddit. Why? Because Reddit is built for connecting with niche online communities, both in comedy and beyond. There’s a subreddit for just about every topic you can imagine — from golf to F1, makeup…

Danny Frenkel has a dream for Punchup Live, his ticketing platform co-founded with Alex Dajani in 2023: to build the company into “the Amazon of live entertainment.” “I am not passing moral judgment one way or the other on Amazon, to be clear. But [their efficiency is] awesome. It is crazy…

Matt McCusker has ascended to another level. Two years after self-releasing his debut special, the Philly-bred comic nicknamed “The Shaman” returned this month with A Humble Offering, an hour marking his Netflix debut. This moment of mainstream validation is a big milestone for any comic…

Before Tamra Goins was closing deals for stand-ups, she was spitting verses. The Innovative comedy agent has an extraordinary backstory, having first taken to the stage as Entice, one half of the rap duo Danger Zone opposite cousin Bailey Brown, while growing up in late-’80s Oakland. Her…

For Desi Lydic, the longtime Daily Show correspondent, who in recent years has elevated to become a rotating host of the late-night program, the pace of the news cycle feels like it’s intensified significantly since she joined a decade ago. Whereas the first four years under President Trump…

As multi-hyphenates who together have premiered a pair of acclaimed indie comedies at Cannes — first The Climb in 2019, and more recently, Splitsville — Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin have a unique perspective on the old adage that comedies don’t travel internationally. “At the advent of…

For creatives working in show business today, being a multi-hyphenate seems almost a prerequisite for success. But Isabel Hagen is a creative polymath unlike any you’ve likely encountered. A Juilliard-trained musician who began playing the violin at age five before transitioning to viola, Hagen…

With her new Netflix series Leanne, Tennessee comic Leanne Morgan proves it’s never too late to fulfill your dreams — even if those dreams involve getting your own sitcom. Achieving this months before she turns 60, Morgan’s series, inspired by her stand-up, focuses on the life of a grandmother…

Earlier this summer, comedian Joe List opted to try something new, going straight to theaters nationwide for one night only with a new special, Small Ball. Implementing a distribution strategy utilized by a select set of heavy-hitters — including Richard Pryor, Louis C.K., Kevin Hart, and Eddie…