baratunde thurston – The Comedy Bureau

Pick of the Day: An Evening with Baratunde Thurston

June 2, 2020

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In general, you should follow, hear, and listen to the comedy and works of Baratunde Thurston. On top of having a resume that sports The Onion and The Daily Show and bestselling book How To Be Black, everything Baratunde has involved himself in (Live on Lockdown) has struck a balance of forward thinking, succinct, socially conscious, and, of course, funny.

So, at this moment of on-going mass protests sparked by the murder of an unarmed George Floyd by law enforcement, we’re betting that he’ll have something to say that you really ought to hear, especially as there will be a Q&A. He’ll be doing a virtual headlining stand-up set at the Nowhere Comedy Club this Wednesday, Jun. 3rd at 6PM PT/9PM ET.

Tickets are $10-$25 and you can and should go get them here.

Baratunde Thurston To Lead Digital Team for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

August 27, 2015

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(via Variety)

You didn’t think they were just going to have a new host and that be it, did you?

The exit of Jon Stewart from The Daily Show and the impending arrival of his successor Trevor Noah not only means someone new sitting at the chair, but the start of a new era.

With this new era of The Daily Show, Comedy Central has opted to bulk up the show’s digital presence by bringing on Baratunde Thurston, formerly of The Onion and CEO of Cultivated Wit, to produce original content online.

If you’ve ever seen the Comedy Hack Day he puts on around the country, you know that both Comedy Central and Baratunde have something good up their sleeve.