Comedian Kyle Grooms ready to expand this art Stand-up comedy is among the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. It is also one of the few places in society where people speak candidly about the topics of race and racism. Define stand-up comedy as art is difficult because it contains so many elements of other genres of performance. Comedians are similar to actors. They play an important role in changing society and perform monologues, work on stage, and use their voices and body gesture to convey stories and ideas to their audience in a humorous way. Comedian Kyle Grooms is ready to convey his thoughts. He releases his new comedy special which is available on amazon prime video.
Our first thought when we talk about comedy is that it is a great way to engage us all in the worst situation so that we didn’t get depressed. As we know the situation around the globe due to COVID 19 getting worse day by day. At that moment comedian like Kyle Grooms plays their role in distracting the attention of people from that situation and provides them some quality time to laugh with their loved ones in lockdown. So spend your quarantine with a smile and have some laughter therapy with Kyle Grooms Brain Humor.
It’s true that laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in different ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boost up your mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your body and mind back into the balance than a good laugh. Kyle Grooms helps you to lighten your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert through their comedy. Laughter has so much power to heal. It is a tremendous resource to overcome problems, enhancing your relationships, and supporting both physical and emotional health. It’s a priceless medicine that is free, and easy to use.
As children, we used to laugh hundreds of times a day without any main reason but now as adults, life tends to be more serious and laughter more infrequent. You can improve your emotional health, strengthen your relationships, find greater happiness, and even add years to your life by seeking out more opportunities from humor and laughter. Comedian Kyle Grooms is always ready to facilitate people and provide all these happiness and giggles to deal with the stressful life .through their stand-up comedy sessions and videos. Brain humor is the best option to get laughter therapy.
Comedy is more than just a pleasant way to pass an evening, and humor is more than something that just amuses someone. They are interwoven into the fabric of our everyday existence. Weather comedians are sharing an entertaining story or making self-deprecating jokes after someone pays you a compliment, humor is everywhere. But one question arises in our mind that what is it for? Can humor, as comedy, change the way we feel or we think? Well, for Kyle Grooms it can. For him stand-up comedy is not something about just getting laughs, it is about changing what we think and maybe even what we do.
From the Kyle Grooms perspective, comedy becomes serious right from the point when he starts contemplating it as a career. For him, this is the point when consistent writing, ethereal stage presence, and originality along with preparedness become more important than ever before. Stage presence is something that comes with time but writing and preparedness are the aspects that should be innate to the artist. It is for the reason that people in the circle often say, To market yourself before being well prepared is like a call of death. Now people can understand that it is not all about smiles and giggles. It is a sincere attempt to amuse audiences. Stand-up comedy also has close connections to music performances. A fluid standup monologue can draw comparisons to jazz musicians, improvisational riffs; both artists have mastered the art of timing.
Comedians essentially create sculptures of satire, carved out of the mundane lives of a common man and his perceptions. It is the emotional intelligence of Kyle Grooms which helps him to present these simple ideas and opinions in different hues of humor which tickles one’s funny bone. There are a number of distinct traits that define stand up and set it apart from a play, lecture, or concert. The setting in which stand up takes place is the conversational nature of the performer and the intent of the comedian as a performer, all make stand-up comedy an art form uniquely well suited for challenging audience social beliefs and ideas.
You can see him in his own half-hour special on comedy central film “I feel pretty”. He made multiple appearances on VH1, NBC, BET, CBS, including the famed “Chappelle’s Show.” His first album the legend of the jersey devil was one of iTunes top 100 comedy albums of 2009. He was also nominated as Best comedian of 2018 by Miami news-times. Kyle presents an honest and intelligent view of the world in front of his audiences while giving an intimate look into his own life experiences growing up in the American melting pot. With his accomplishment as Comedian, actor, and writer, he performs at some of the top comedy clubs around the world including, Gotham, New York, Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Scotland, China, Singapore, and Pakistan.
In an interview, he told about his journey. One year since the cranial health scare that nearly claimed his life, the Miami crowd-pleaser will drop his latest comedy special, Brain Humor. In it, he’ll open up about his March 2019 near-fatal seizure and the removal of the brain tumor. He said You know, having a seizure isn’t that funny The surgery affects him physically and professionally. In addition to getting 24 staples in his head, he was ordered to take it easy. He couldn’t perform until May 2019; the two-month interval was the longest gap. He had been away from the stage in his more than 20-year improved comedy career. It was the most difficult time in his life. Things were slowly returning to normal.
In order to find the funny in his near-death experience, Grooms went through the trial-and-error process of telling his story on various stages throughout Miami. The comedian was sure to give props to the person who made Brain Humor. The doctor who performed his life-saving surgery was in attendance at the first show.
So, have some laughter therapy and forget about the stress and tension in your life. Watch now KYLE GROOMS: BRAIN HUMOR, currently available on amazon prime video.
For more information please visit his website www.kylegrooms.net or contact through Email kyle@kylegrooms.net.
Jamie Foxx and Jay Leno do their own stunts in a Dodge Charger. Catch the hair-raising clip and don’t miss an all-new episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” Wednesday at 10P ET on CNBC!
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced more celebrity names added to the new all-female Saturday night virtual reality show “Girlfriends Check In.” In each episode of the series, viewers will be invited into the homes of different groups of celebrity friends who will come together virtually for an uplifting and light-hearted conversation focusing on love, friendship and wellness – spilling tea about past and present relationships along the way. The new series will premiere Saturday, May 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT following the series premiere of Iyanla Vanzant’s special “Fear Not with Iyanla Vanzant” (9 p.m. ET/PT).
Joining the series include: actress Tisha Campbell, comedian and actress Kym Whitley, actress Holly Robinson Peete,fitness trainer and life coach AJ Johnson, celebrity chef Carla Hall, actress Anika Noni Rose (“Power”, “Dreamgirls”), actress Kim Fields and transformational coach Lisa Silvera, Tika Sumpter (“Mixed-ish”, “The Haves and The Have Nots”) and her business partner Thai Randolph, actress Ryan Michelle Bathe (“All Rise”, “This Is Us”), Susan Kelechi Watson(“This Is Us”, “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood”), and gospel music legends Yolanda Adams, Tamela Mann, Erica Campbell, and Tasha Cobbs Leonard.
These stars join a previously announced list of actors and television personalities, including Meagan Good with her sister La’Myia Good Bellinger, and actresses Tasha Smith and Grace Byers from “Empire.” “The Real” host Loni Love along with comedian and internet star B. Simone, actress and television personality Tami Roman, and celebrity hairstylist Robbi Roger
The trailer for the second season of Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone has been released, featuring Jurnee Smollett, Billy Porter and several others.
Joining Smollett and Porter this season are Kylie Bunbury, Colman Domingo, Tawny Newsome, Paula Newsome and Damon Wayans Jr.
Other stars include Topher Grace, Tony Hale, Morena Baccarin, Ethan Embry, Daniel Sunjata, Jenna Elfman, Chris Meloni, Tavi Gevinson, Sophia Macy, Abbie Hern, Jimmi Simpson, Gillian Jacobs, Greta Lee and Gretchen Mol.
The second season drops on CBS All Access June 25. Check out individual episode descriptions and the stars for each one below:
“8”
Starring Joel McHale and Brandon Jay McLaren.
Written by Glen Morgan
Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
“A Small Town”
Starring Damon Wayans Jr., David Krumholtz, Natalie Martinez and Paula Newsome.
Writer: Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due
Director: Alonso Alvarez-Barreda
“Try, Try”
Starring Topher Grace and Kylie Bunbury
Writer: Alex Rubens
Director: Jen McGowan
“Ovation”
Starring Jurnee Smollett, Tawny Newsome, Sky Ferreira, Paul F. Tompkins and Thomas Lennon
Writers: Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
“Downtime”
Starring Morena Baccarin, Colman Domingo and Tony Hale
Writer: Jordan Peele
Director: JD Dillard
“The Who of You”
Starring Ethan Embry, Daniel Sunjata, and Billy Porter (Pose, Like a Boss)
Writer: Win Rosenfeld
Director: Peter Atencio
“A Human Face”
Starring Jenna Elfman, Chris Meloni, and Tavi Gevinson
Writer: Alex Rubens
Director: Christina Choe
“Among The Untrodden”
Starring Abbie Hern and Sophia Macy
Writer: Heather Anne Campbell
Director: Tayarisha Poe
“Meet in the Middle”
Starring Jimmi Simpson and Gillian Jacobs
Writer: Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini
Director: Mathias Herndl
“You Might Also Like”
Starring Gretchen Mol and Greta Lee (Ru
Writer and Director: Osgood Perkins
“I am proud to say the FEEDING AMERICA COMEDY FESTIVAL more than achieved our goals, making America laugh and delivering over 16 million meals to families in need across the country,” said Byron Allen, Founder/Chair/CEO of Allen Media Group. “I wish to thank everyone for their donations, the extremely talented comedians who gave so much of their valuable time, and to NBC for being such a tremendous partner in this much-needed effort. We will continue this fundraising campaign with encore presentations of the special on The Weather Channel, Comedy.TV, the free streaming app Local Now, and on NBC digital platforms.”
In addition to the four co-hosts–Byron Allen, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, and Kenan Thompson— comedians who contributed pre-recorded comedy segments included: Louie Anderson, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Wayne Brady, Adam Carolla, Cedric the Entertainer, Andrew Dice Clay, Deon Cole, Dane Cook, Whitney Cummings, Tommy Davidson, Bill Engvall, Mike Epps, Tina Fey, Billy Gardell, Brad Garrett, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin James, Jamie Kennedy, Keegan-Michael Key, George Lopez, Jon Lovitz, Howie Mandel, Sebastian Maniscalco, Tim Meadows, Eddie Murphy, Caroline Rhea, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman, JB Smoove and Sheryl Underwood.
All viewers tuning in to this comedy event are still encouraged to contribute/volunteer/donate here: www.feedingamerica.org/comedyfest
Deadline is reporting that STXfilms is in final talks for Tim Story to direct and produce Night Wolf, a high concept comic twist on the superhero genre, to star Kevin Hart. Hart will also produce through his HartBeat Productions. The announcement was made today by Adam Fogelson, Chairman of STX films Motion Picture Group.
Night Wolf, written by Detective Pikachu screenwriters Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, follows a man (Hart) meeting his future father-in-law for the first time only to discover he is secretly the superhero known as the Night Wolf.
Story will also produce through his production company, The Story Company. Sharla Sumpter Bridgett will executive produce.
“Tim was our first choice for this project,” said Fogelson. “His skill with both comedy and action, along with his long history of working with Kevin on both ‘Ride Along’ films, both ‘Think Like a Man’ films, and many of Kevin’s comedy standup event films made him uniquely suited for this material. He came in with a great take and STX and HartBeat couldn’t be more excited to get started.”
Story has directed nine major studio feature films. Seven of them have debuted number one at the box office during opening weekend: Ride Along 2, Think Like A Man Too, Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four and Barbershop.
He and Hart have been regular collaborators in the Ride Along and Think Like A Man franchises and the concert films What Now?, Let Me Explain and Laugh At My Pain.
He is currently in post-production on Tom & Jerry for Warner Bros. Pictures that will debut in 2021.
Hart starred in The Upside, the $100 million-grossing hit that STX distributed last year. STXfilms has also teamed with HartBeat Productions to produce numerous new comedy projects, with an eye for Hart to star in or produce. Bryan Smiley is overseeing production for the HartBeat team and will produce along with STX’s EVP of Production Drew Simon.
The Feeding America Comedy festival gets a standing ovation for bringing together some of our best comics for a great cause. But good intentions do not guarantee laughter.
To be fair, the benefit for hunger relief, which aired Sunday on NBC, faced an uphill battle. Skiing from home without anyone being able to play in it or feedback from the audience is something that even veteran performers are struggling to master.
“Saturday Night Live” finally figured out the formula on its third attempt, the finale of last weekend’s season that hit a hilarious anthem that encouraged parents to fatten their kids with drinks.
“Feeding America” didn’t offer anything as clever as “Let the Kids Drink,” but there were a few moments in the two-hour broadcast that went beyond just stepping on superstars. The five highlights:
Eddie Murphy scores again. The former box office king continued his recent heat series with a new character, Murray Murray, a soulful sensation with six-lifetime achievement awards.
The fictional musician, who could be Dennis Rodman’s first cousin, was praised for influencing everyone, from Ray Charles to Martin Luther King, Jr., while admitting that he organized the murder of Berry Gordy’s cat.
Murphy’s promised return to his roots of interest will not be fast enough.
Life with Louie. Minnesota was well represented by favorite son Louie Anderson, unpleasantly learning how to use Cameo, the service in which the stars offer video screams to fans. Anderson’s coach at his Las Vegas home was nephew Josh Florhaug, who moved from the Twin Cities all last year to pursue his own promising street career in the West. The family affair was nice enough to make up for Donald Trump’s horrible impression of Anderson.
Let’s talk about sex. Again. Relationship expert Leon Phelps had the success of the “SNL” character to deserve his own film, which crashed on arrival. Still, it was a delight to see Tim Meadows revive his good father Casanova and even more so a kick that would answer the questions of Tina Fey, Colin Quinn, Seth Meyers and Michael Che, all of whom have spent time behind the “weekend. Update ”.
Cast a spell. It’s safe to assume that the meeting demand for the “Sabrina the Teenage witch” wasn’t particularly high, but perhaps that made the 1996-2003 police tribute so charming. Some viewers may have been confused when an unidentified person joined the zoom call that passed between Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick. But true television fans recognized the intruder as Lucy Davis, who currently plays Aunt Hilda in the Netflix relief “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”
Shooting the ox. If only we could all live next door to Sarah Silverman. Her sketch captured images of her from a balcony, joking through a pedestrian shark below. David Letterman used to do something similar during the night days, but never with so much charm.
By Neal Justin @nealjustin
Fox became the first broadcast network to announce its fall schedule for the 2020-2021 season on Monday amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the more interesting additions to Fox’s fall lineup is “LA’s Finest.” The police drama, a spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film franchise, stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba and aired its first season as a Spectrum original last year, with Season 2 set to debut on Spectrum’s VOD service in June.
Fox will run the 13-episode Season 1 of “LA’s Finest” this fall on Mondays at 8 p.m., and the network has also acquired the broadcast rights to the Sony Pictures TV series’ second season. This means Fox will have an acquired show leading off its primetime schedule this fall, an indication of how the network is grappling with the ongoing pandemic-related television production shutdown. Fox previously aired acquired shows like “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” from Showtime and “Dream On” from HBO in primetime early in the network’s history.
The acquisition also marks a return to broadcast television of sorts for “LA’s Finest,” which started out as a pilot at NBC during the 2018-2019 pilot season. NBC ultimately passed on ordering it to series, which is when it was successfully sold to Spectrum to become the cable provider’s flagship original series.
Fox also announced that it will air “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The third installment overall of the “Cosmos” franchise and the second hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson was originally meant to air on Fox in March 2019, but that premiere date was pushed as Tyson was under investigation for sexual misconduct at the time. “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” already ran this spring on National Geographic.
In terms of pick ups from its pilot crop, Fox announced that the multi-cam comedy “Call Me Kat” has been ordered to series and will bow at midseason. The show is based on the BBC original “Miranda” created by Miranda Hart and received a series commitment at Fox back in September. Mayim Bialik stars and also executive produces along with fellow “Big Bang Theory” alum Jim Parsons.
Fox previously gave series orders to the animated comedies “The Great North” and “Housebroken,” both of which are also slated to debut at midseason. “The Great North” was ordered to series last May while “Housebroken” was ordered to series in December. At this time, they are the only new shows Fox has ordered from its own development slate for next season, though the network says more pick ups could be coming in the near future.
The low number of pick ups mirrors an earlier move by CBS, which last week announced three series orders for next season. Fox had originally ordered seven pilots this development season, but virtually no pilot at any of the broadcasters was able to finish filming before production was shut down, forcing the networks to make decisions without completed episodes to judge.
“The Great North” is one of three Fox shows that was originally meant to debut during the 2019-2020 season now being moved to 2020-2021. The network is also moving the dramas “Filthy Rich” and “neXt,” both of which were to debut at midseason this year, to the fall.
“Filthy Rich” hails from Tate Taylor. In the series, the patriarch (Gerald McRaney) of a mega-rich Southern family, famed for creating a wildly successful Christian television network, dies in a plane crash, his wife (Kim Cattrall) and family are stunned to learn that he fathered three illegitimate children, all of whom are written into his will, threatening their family name and fortune. It will air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. after “Cosmos.”
In “neXt,” John Slattery stars as a Silicon Valley pioneer who discovers that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. – might cause a global catastrophe. It will air Mondays at 9 p.m. after “LA’s Finest.”
“The effects of this global health crisis leave no business unaffected,” said Charlie Collier, CEO of Fox Entertainment. “As a media company that prides itself on an entrepreneurial spirit and the focus that comes with doing fewer things better, we mobilized, swiftly creating an entirely new, original-programming lineup for the fall to share with our partners this upfront. In remote meetings with advertising and marketing partners over recent weeks, we sought to listen first and understand each partner’s unique concerns. Our primary goal is to help them back to business, so in turn, the message we’ve shared is one of relative stability on Fox, combining the best of primetime sports and entertainment with which to help our partners and their customers back to market.”
Also for the fall, Fox will be bringing back the unscripted hit “The Masked Singer” as well as “MasterChef Junior” on Wednesdays. On the scripted side, Fox will air the animated comedies “The Simpsons,” “Bless the Harts,” and “Family Guy” as part of its “Animation Domination” block on Sundays. Friday nights remain the home of WWE’s “SmackDown Live,” while Fox’s fall Thursdays are reserved for NFL football.
“9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star” will both air at midseason, as will “Duncanville” Season 2 and “Hell’s Kitchen.”
“Now, more than ever, consistency, results and stability take on an all new emphasis,” said Marianne Gambelli, president of Fox Ad Sales. “Fox is primed and ready for the fall with a great deal of stability across our entire programming lineup, featuring premium content that continually resonates with viewers, and the necessary scale that builds demand and produces results. During these uncertain times, we remain focused on the individual business needs of our partners and will continue to work with them to develop custom solutions with our unmatched offerings of assets to help drive their businesses forward.”
In terms of renewals and cancellations, there are several Fox shows still awaiting word on their fates. Those are: “Last Man Standing,” “Prodigal Son,” “Outmatched,” and “The Resident.” Dramas “Almost Family” and “Deputy” were both previously canceled, while “Empire” came to an end this season.
Read the full fall 2020-2021 schedule below.
FOX FALL 2020 SCHEDULE
(All Times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM L.A.’S FINEST (network television debut)
9:00-10:00 PM NEXT (new series)
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (network television debut)
9:00-10:00 PM FILTHY RICH (new series)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE MASKED SINGER (new season)
9:00-10:00 PM MASTERCHEF JUNIOR (new season)
THURSDAY
7:30-8:00 PM ET/ FOX NFL THURSDAY
4:30-5:00 PM PT
8:00-8:19 PM ET/ GMC KICKOFF SHOW
5:00-5:19 PM PT
8:20 PM-CC ET/ THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
5:20 PM-CC PT
FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 PM WWE’S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM FOX SPORTS SATURDAY
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM NFL ON FOX
7:30-8:00 PM THE OT / FOX ENCORES
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (new season)
8:30-9:00 PM BLESS THE HARTS (new season)
9:00-9:30 PM BOB’S BURGERS (new season)
9:30-10:00 PM FAMILY GUY (new season)
Source: Variety
HBO has released the trailer and premiere date for comedian and actress Yvonne Orji’s (HBO’s “Insecure,” “Night School”) first hour-long HBO comedy special, YVONNE ORJI: MOMMA, I MADE IT!, premiering SATURDAY, JUNE 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
The special will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.
Interspersed with vibrant, personal footage shot in Nigeria, Yvonne’s native home, during a milestone trip in early January, YVONNE ORJI: MOMMA, I MADE IT! takes an intimate, hilarious look at what being Nigerian-American means to Yvonne – from her international haggling addiction and having her phone tapped by her parents as a kid, to the fine line between cursing people out and putting curses on them. The special was filmed before a live audience at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Yvonne Orji is best known for her role as Molly on HBO’s “Insecure.” Her film credits include “Night School” and the upcoming “Vacation Friends.” She co-hosts her critically acclaimed podcast Jesus and Jollof, alongside New York Times bestseller Luvvie Ajayi, and her upcoming book Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams will hit shelves next year.
YVONNE ORJI: MOMMA, I MADE IT! is written, performed, and executive produced by Yvonne Orji; directed by Chris Robinson; executive produced by Michelle Caputo, Shannon Hartman, and DC Wade.
Source: Blackfilm.com