Day: January 28, 2009

Comedians in New York City have a way of turning their offstage obsessions into onstage talk shows. Just check out the Comic Book Club on Tuesday nights at The PIT for a weekly meeting of the minds among comedians Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben learning more from professional comic book artists, or Game Bros. Live at the UCB Theatre in which Thomas Middleditch and Kumail Nanjiani get fellow performers to discuss their love and strategies on video games. Now comes 12 Angry Mascots, a sports-based comedy-variety talk show by Scott Rogowsky (writer, The Onion News Network) and Neil Janowitz (writer, ESPN The Magazine). They first attempted 12 Angry Mascots as a "Spank" show at the UCB in September, and return tonight for what they hope is a regular run at The Cell Theatre at Ninth Avenue and West 23rd Street. Tonight's special guest is Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Fernando Perez, who made his rookie debut as a September call-up during the Rays magical run last fall. There also will be stand-up comedy from Greg Johnson, sketches from Matt Mayer and Laura Lane, videos and more. Here's a video from the "Super Bowl Writers Room" featuring Connie Renda, Tom McCaffrey, Adam Newman, Zach Norton, Trevor Williams, Rogowsky and Janowitz. After the jump, Rogowsky answers a couple of questions. Where did the idea to mix sports and comedy in...

Carolines comedy club in Times Square has started 2009 with quite an all-star, fund-raising bang. Please mark your calendars thusly: Louis CK performs a full 70-minute set tonight, with Ted Alexandro opening, in a special performance to raise money for P.S. 3, the elementary school his daughters attend. Info here. And on Feb. 3, an all-star lineup including David Cross, Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo, Demetri Martin, John Oliver and Paul F. Tompkins and other surprise guests will gather for "Stand-Ups give BAC," a fund-raiser for the Brooklyn Autism Center. Advance tickets ($100-$150) can be purchased at www.brooklynautismcenter.org or at the door with cash or check. The cost includes two beverages and is tax-deductible, with all proceeds going to the...

This clip arrived in my inbox earlier this week, and I can safely say that this shows a different side of Bonnie Hunt than I think we've seen from her in quite some time. Buttoned-up she is not today. On her daytime talker today, you'll get to see Hunt "audition" for American Idol pretending to be Kim Zolciak, one of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Is that something you'd like to see? If I told you that Hunt shows off some impressive cleavage, would that change your mind? Then click...