Daryl Hall and John Oates always wanted to be looked at as individuals for their talent — so their band name, Hall & Oates, never did them any favors.Three years before Hall, 77, filed a lawsuit against his longtime music collaborator, Oates revealed why they never decided to flip the moniker to “Oates & Hall.”“He’s taller and older than me, so there you go!” Oates, 75, told The Post ahead of their sold-out Madison Square Garden show in New York City in February 2020.Years earlier, Hall would give his own take on their decision while speaking with the San Jose Mercury News.“The reason we’ve always insisted on our full names is because we consider ourselves to be two individual artists. We’re not really a classic duo in that respect,” he told the newspaper in 2017.
Comedy Town Hall: Bert Kreischer, Fortune Feimster & More Dish On Trends In Booming Stand-Up Business
09.11.2023 - 00:45 / deadline.com
If it’s an understatement to call film and television challenged, amidst the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, in the world of comedy, the story is very different.
In truth, stand-up has never been bigger, with one story after another rolling out of comedians setting records for attendance and viewership. Take Nate Bargatze, for example, who earlier this year set an Amazon streaming record with his special Hello World, before going on to sell a record number of tickets to an April show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Or Matt Rife, a young up-and-comer with 10+ years under his belt, who hit the upper echelons of comedy seemingly overnight after blowing up on TikTok, selling out a global tour encompassing some 600,000 tickets in less than 48 hours, before going on to land his own forthcoming Netflix special, Matt Rife: Natural Selection. Also operating at the highest level is Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, who after becoming the first comic to sell out Dodger Stadium, went back for a second, field-level-only show.
According to German data gathering platform Statistic, yearly revenue stemming from the comedy event market in the United States has increased from $1.7B in 2017 to $3.1B in 2023. Pollstar’s top touring comic of 2022 was Sebastian Maniscalco at over $44.9M, and this isn’t to speak of the money that stand-ups now stand to make from podcasts, film and TV, brand deals, merchandise sales, and more.
What this all says to comedian Trevor Wallace, whose debut special Pterodactyl debuts on Prime Video November 14th, is that stand-up comedy is cool again. “I feel like 10, 15 years ago you would kind of go, ‘Oh, there’s comedy on the cruise. We can stop by,'” he says. “But now it’s like all these clubs are packed every night.”
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Hall & Oates’ lawsuit and career ups and downs: It’s ‘f—k up’ being a duo
that loving feeling. When John Oates met Daryl Hall in 1967 is was the start of a beautiful friendship and musical partnership.
Daryl Hall granted restraining order against John Oates
Daryl Hall has been granted a restraining order against his former music partner John Oates while in the midst of a confidential legal battle.The news of Hall filing a lawsuit against Oates was first reported by Axios Nashville reporter Nate Rau last week (November 17) who tweeted: “Members of the beloved pop rock duo Hall & Oates are locked in mysterious litigation. Daryl Hall filed a lawsuit yesterday against John Oates in Nashville Chancery Court.
Ani DiFranco To Make ‘Hadestown’ Broadway Debut In Role She Created For Studio Concept Album
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Kim Kardashian Driving Weekend’s Hot Movie Package: She’ll Star In & Produce Comedy ‘The 5th Wheel’, Paula Pell Co-Writing Script — The Dish
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Bert Kreischer Talks Globes-Contending Special ‘Razzle Dazzle,’ Scripted Series In Works, Tom Segura’s Plans To Race Gumball 3000 & More
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Comedian Bert Kreischer Unpacks Viral Tackling Of Protester At Inaugural Netflix Cup
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Jack Kilmer, Paris Jackson & Eric Roberts Set For Indie Horror Thriller ‘Open Wounds’
EXCLUSIVE: Jack Kilmer (Palo Alto), Paris Jackson (Gringo), and Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) are in production in Atlanta on Open Wounds, an indie horror thriller from director Ronald Krauss (Gimme Shelter). Rounding out the cast of the pic are Lambert Houston (Resurrection Factor), Renata Notni (Zorro), Richie Radichi (My Best Friend’s Dead), and Jay Giannone (American Hustle).
Sofia Richie Grainge's Chocolate Nails Couldn't Be More on Trend for Fall
, we don't know what is. Sofia Richie Grainge clearly got the memo, as the fashion fave showed off a nail polish on her fingertips as she stepped out for a recent event.As with spring's , Richie Grainge's look couldn't be more of the moment.
Council forced to install CCTV to protect listed 15th century hall plagued by vandals
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Conny Van Dyke, Motown Singer and ‘W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings’ Star, Dies at 78
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Tinseltown is returning to The Trafford Centre with giant ice rink, funfair, ice show and more
Tinseltown will be making a return to The Trafford Centre this Christmas with an ice rink, fairground rides and more. It's the third year that the event has taken over the space outside the Great Hall and is expected to attract more families than ever.
Jennifer Garner and Rita Moreno star in a new Netflix Holiday film
Jennifer Garner and Rita Moreno are the cinematic duo we never expected but needed. The two are starring in “Family Switch,” the new Netflix holiday movie that sounds like a blend of various Millennial favorites like “Freaky Friday” and “13 Going on 30.” Jennifer Lopez and Emme spotted holding hands and shopping in LAClassic and current beauty icons that'll make you proud to be LatinaTodo dia panfletando Family Switch / trocados até a Netflix soltar o trailer Emma Myers irá contracenar com a talentosíssima Rita Moreno, uma das poucas atrizes a possuir o título EGOT (GATE).
‘The Golden Bachelor’ Recap: Gerry Realizes He’s Falling In Love During 3 Breezy Hometown Dates
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Used Fake Twitter Accounts To Respond To Negative Reviews Of ‘The Nevers,’ ‘Perry Mason’ & ‘Mare Of Easttown’
When one thinks of HBO, one thinks of prestige TV and the network’s spate of wildly popular shows: most recently, “Succession, “The Last Of Us,” “House Of The Dragon,” and “Euphoria,” among others. But what about the HBO series that don’t fare as well with critics and audiences? Well, apparently HBO‘s CEO Casey Bloys has a special remedy to combat negative reviews: burner accounts on social media to troll critics of his shows.
Melissa McCarthy, Paapa Essiedu’s Peacock Comedy ‘Genie’ From ‘Love Actually’s Richard Curtis Gets Premiere Date, Trailer, First Look Photos
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Greater Manchester town WILL have Christmas lights switch-on - even though Manchester won't
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Bella DeLong, Amber Janea and More to Lead Andy Fickman Horror ‘Blue Light’
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