Stage shows and mistakes aren’t meant to go together. Especially when those shows live on in the library of a streaming service, the usual goal is to offer something polished and let a little ...

While stand-up has become a key part of the Netflix strategy, the streamer is breaking comedic ground with its first long-form improv comedy special, the three-part 'Middleditch & Schwartz,' starring ...

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When it comes to describing why a particular improv show is funny, the best and only explanation is “you had to be there.” Improv’s ephemeral nature insists that it be enjoyed in the moment, which ...

On the day the Upright Citizens Brigade announced it had shut down its New York City theater and training center, one of their many star pupils, Ben Schwartz, celebrates a trio of improvised comedy ...

“There was a lot of pressure going in,” explains Thomas Middleditch about the Neflix comedy specials “Middleditch and Schwartz.” He continues, “It felt like failing was going to be detrimental to it ...

This taped version of Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz's two-man comedy show has plenty of their charm and gets awfully close to catching the live show spirit. Stage shows and mistakes aren’t meant ...