Comedy can be pretty fascinating stuff, and it is especially so nowadays that comedy is such a big influence on the pop culture. Yet, it can also be pretty controversial. At the time of this writing the New Jersey Supreme Court was set to rule on whether a guy who serves as a judge can…
Category: Comedy Legal
This category deals with what happens when comedians get in trouble with the law and get taken to court
‘COMICS UNLEASHED’: Looking for a Pay Day in Court
Comics Unleashed Productions is living up to its name these days in the courtroom thanks to some comedians who have trouble with the way it does business. The production company is one of the entities under the umbrella of comedian Byron Allen’s company Entertainment Studios (ES), which produces shows for syndication and digital distribution. And…
ABC’s ‘FAMILY TOOLS’: the Money Fight on the Sidelines of a TV Comedy
When money and comedy mix, sometimes things can get way too funny. Like at ABC, where even though the station’s comedy Family Tools is still months away from its debut, one of its stars Leah Remini is already locked in a messy squabble with her handlers over her fat pay check from the show. And…
KATT WILLIAMS: When a comedian’s time onstage may be too small
Katt Williams is a comedian who is no stranger to run-ins with the law and with other folks. And lately, his run of legal troubles have been adding up: he attacked an aspiring rapper on his tour bus at an Oakland hotel and then (two days later) led cops on a high speed chase for…
FLAMINGO DOLLARS: Comedy Magicians Mix it Up in Court
Nathan Burton is a pretty successful comedy magician. He is a star headliner at the famous Flamingo hotel casino in Las Vegas and also has appeared on NBC’s The World’s Wildest Magic” as well on America Got Talent. But lately, life has anything but magic for him and his business associates in the world of…
BRITAIN’S TWITTER JOKE TRIAL- A View With American Lenses
Twitter is such a big part of comedy these days that anyone who had ever wanted to tell jokes to the public has found in Twitter a safe way to avoid having to get behind a microphone and risking bombing in front of audiences. Except that sometimes this harmless way of testing their comedic chops…
SACHA BARON COHEN BLINKS: How Not to Make a Comedy Movie
Sacha Baron Cohen is a gifted comedy actor whose wacky sense of humor and the way he pushes the envelope in his movies often cracks up his audience big time. Except that his shenanigans can sometimes seriously rub people the wrong way, even some of the folks in his hit movies. And when that happens,…
CONTROVERSY AT EDINBURGH FRINGE: The Right to Perform at a Comedy Venue
Competition breeds tension and as more people than ever flock to comedy venues to catch some laughs, tensions are rising in the backrooms as the folks who run the comedy shows try to outdo one another in the race for audience members. And as the turf wars heat up, pushing the boundaries is just something…
‘HANGOVER’ IN COURT AGAIN: Much Ado about a Handbag
Enter The Hangover Part 11 movie and there we go again, back in the courtroom: As the litigation rain here continues to pour, this comedy movie has literally become the gift that keeps on giving. The 2011 sequel has been a hit both at the box office and with trouble makers, and its latest trouble…
“GLEE”! SEE YOU IN COURT: Trouble from Across the Pond
As success sometimes brings trouble, so goes the story of the Fox hit comedy GLEE, a big money show that is loved by so many on both sides of the Atlantic. This time the trouble is all in the show’s name itself: Glee. As it happens, not everyone thinks the hit musical show, which is…