Movie trailer: “Women Aren’t Funny”
by Bonnie McFarlane and Rich Vos are wife and husband, both of them stand-up comedians. In their new documentary directed by McFarlane and shot by Vos, …
Month: January 2013
Freestyle Love Supreme joins ESPN’s SportsNation for Super Bowl week in New Orleans
Hip-hop improv comedy group Freestyle Love Supreme flew down from New York City to New Orleans this week to celebrate Super Bowl Week with ESPN’s …
Liz Meriwether on the Nick-Jess relationship from “New Girl,” before and after “the kiss”
Did you watch Tuesday’s episode of New Girl on FOX yet? Well, you should have. It’s Thursday. What is wrong with you? You’re on the …
Anjelah Johnson revisits Bon Qui Qui for Alexander Wang video campaign
Anjelah Johnson’s Bon Qui Qui character has resurfaced! Alexander Wang’s “Spring 2013 T” promotional video features Johnson as her retail worker who puts her own …
Comedy Headlines for 1/31/13
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Tonight is the series finale of 30 Rock on NBC. The show’s Tom Ceraulo writes about wrapping production …
Been there, done that: Ted Alexandro on the UCB, and the 2002 stand-up petition to NYC clubs
“New York City is the Mecca of standup comedy and we, as comedians, are proud to share that tradition with you, the clubs providing comedians …
Adam Cayton-Holland’s late-night TV debut on Conan
Adam Cayton-Holland made his late-night TV debut last night on Conan. A stand-up comedian out of Denver, Cayton-Holland wrote about his feelings before the gig. …
The economics of the UCB, indie rooms and stand-up comedy: Adding it all up
When the Upright Citizens Brigade’s East Village theater celebrated its grand opening in November 2011, major print and broadcast media outlets showed up to interview …
Comedy Headlines for 1/28/13
What’s happening in the comedy world now… FOX shut down production on Ben & Kate over the weekend. The network earlier last week announced it …
Panhandler Party on the NYC subway
What’s this: A prank on unsuspecting New York City residents and tourists, not conducted by Improv Everywhere? It’s possible. In fact, it’s happened before and …