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Fans of American Ninja Warrior are used to Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila calling the action together for a decade. In the spirit of the season, this dynamic duo is now lending their fun commentary and witty banter to That Clip Show: Holiday Edition. The NBC special features a collection of viral videos from winter sports bloopers, festive fails, and gift-giving mishaps. Joining the pair for clip-related gameplay are Gina Brillon, Jay Jurden, and Alex Kumin. We spoke to Iseman and Akbar about their friendship, gifts given, and pranks played on one another. You both have such great chemistry, so it’s fun to see you in this setting. How did the project come together? Matt Iseman: He has been my work husband for over a decade. We’ve done countless game shows together. We’ve done the Olympics together. The thing we found is we always had a good time together.

Marvel has just unveiled new details about the upcoming X-Men focused anthology Marvel's Voices: X-Men #1, which will dive into unexplored areas of the X-Men's past, present, and future. These stories will traverse unique corners of the mutant universe with an exciting line-up of diverse creators.

The Marvel's Voices anthology series presents a vision of diversity throughout the Marvel universe, focusing on identity, community, culture, and social issues, and the X-Men anthology will be no different. This new one-shot will feature beloved characters like Storm, Iceman, Jean Grey, and more, including the fan-favorite character Jubilee, who will team up with the Wolverine enemy Lady Deathstrike in a story from writer Greg Pak and artists Daniel Bayliss and Marcelo Costa.

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Surprisingly, Solem, the Arakki anti-hero, will also be featured in a story from writer Al Ewing and artists Gustaffo Vargas and Manuel Ananda Puppo. Marvel's Voices: X-Men #1 comes right as the...

New York’s historic Stonewall Inn will host the second annual Pride celebration for Glenn Close’s mental health-focused nonprofit Bring Change to Mind on June 16.

The event, hosted by Peloton personality Cody Rigsby, will feature an intimate concert with a lineup of performers that includes Vincint, actor-singer Andrew Matarazzo, comedian Jay Jurden and multihyphenate Julianne Hough. Surprise guests are expected.

The Pride party — produced by star of the stage and screen Erich Bergen — will raise funds for Bring Change to Mind’s nationwide high school clubs, a network that spans 42 states and serves to support and empower LGBTQ+ teens and allies. The nonprofit’s mission “is to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness” by working with leading scientists to make a difference in the lives of teens and adults. The cause is personal for Close as her sister, Jessie, lives with bipolar disorder and her nephew, Calen,...

Amy Schumer, Hasan Minhaj, Taylor Tomlinson and Jerrod Carmichael will receive awards at the Just for Laughs award show next month.

The ceremony will take place at the Just For Laughs Montreal festival, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The award show, which takes place July 29 at the DoubleTree, will see Schumer receive an award for comedy person of the year. In addition, Minhaj will be named stand up comedian of the year, Tomlinson will receive the festival’s breakout comedy star award and Carmichael will accept the best comedy special award, for his recent HBO Max special “Rothaniel.”

In addition, Just For Laughs also announced that Schumer will perform an extra show at the festival in addition to her previously announced set. Carmichael has also been confirmed to perform. Additional new performers announced include Amanda Seales, Pete Holmes, Chris Distefano and Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, who will bring...

Variety has named its 10 Comics to Watch for 2022. This year’s honorees will be profiled in the July 20 issue of Variety and be honored at this year’s Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, held in Montreal July 13-31. There will be a panel and cocktail reception held on July 29, followed by a performance showcase July 30.

Variety has been presenting the 10 Comics to Watch list since 2000 and has included such names as Tiffany Haddish, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt and Quinta Brunson.

The list is comprised of stand-up comedians, writers and content creators selected by a panel that includes Variety editors and those in the comedy community that scout, book, cast and represent comics.

Says Christine Walters, creative director, Just For Laughs ComedyPRO and ComedyCON: “We look forward to welcoming the hilarious new class of Variety 10 Comics to Watch in this, our 40th anniversary year of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

MTV is getting the party started a little early on Sunday with an official Video Music Awards pre-show — no cable subscription required.

Beginning at 6:15/5:15c, the pre-show will feature performances from Kim Petras (“Future Starts Now”), Polo G (“Rapstar”) and Swedish House Mafia (“It Gets Better” and “Lifetime.”) Social media personality Bretman Rock will also present the award for Best Breakthrough Song, which is voted on by the TikTok community during the pre-show.

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Gay dating app Grindr hopes comedy fans will be gagging over its new comedy special.

Debuting today, Gag Reflex, the app’s first comedy event will stream live on YouTube as well as in-app to the millions of daily active users. The lineup features rising queer comedians Joel Kim Booster (Sunnyside), Sydnee Washington (Broad City), Jay Jurden (The Tonight Show) and notable NYC comedians Jaye McBride and Zach Zimmerman. Per the announcement, each set will feature “hilarious insights into modern dating and the queer experience.”

“Comedy is such an integral part of the queer experience and we couldn’t think of ...

Gay dating app Grindr hopes comedy fans will be gagging over its new comedy special.

Debuting today, Gag Reflex, the app’s first comedy event will stream live on YouTube as well as in-app to the millions of daily active users. The lineup features rising queer comedians Joel Kim Booster (Sunnyside), Sydnee Washington (Broad City), Jay Jurden (The Tonight Show), and notable NYC comedians Jaye McBride and Zach Zimmerman. Per the announcement, each set will feature “hilarious insights into modern dating and the queer experience.”

“Comedy is such an integral part of the queer experience and we couldn’t think of ...

The winner of the 15th annual StandUp NBC comedy competition is Mike E. Winfield, who beat out 1,600 applicants to win the network’s annual search for comedians of diverse backgrounds.

Winfield has been awarded a talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot at the National Association for Campus Activities (Naca) annual convention, where he will perform for talent bookers from across the country. He will also headline the regional semi-finalist showcases for the 2019 StandUp NBC competition.

Baltimore native Winfield was chosen from eight finalists, including Vincent Bryant, Ali Clayton, Calvin Evans, Sohrab Forouzesh, Jay Jurden, Luz Pazos and Venessa Peruda. They were among 1,600 stand-up comedians who auditioned last year through online submissions and open calls in Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas and New York.

Winfield and this year’s finalists join Michelle Buteau (Isn’t It Romantic?), Deon Cole (Grown-ish), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), Hasan Minhaj (Patriot...