Florida Congressman Alan Grayson goes to Hollywood to debate Bush (James Adomian)
This is unusual. Alan Grayson, a Democratic congressman from Florida, will debate former GOP President George W. Bush... Read More »
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Upright Citizens Brigade video considers “Funny John Mayer” just another urban legend
I've written plenty about musician John Mayer's sincere efforts to perform stand-up comedy on the side, and spoken... Read More »
“I Am Comic,” reviewed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and talked up by director Jordan Brady
Is I Am Comic the best documentary about stand-up comedy? Not entirely sure about that just yet, although... Read More »
John Mulaney calls out Girl Scouts on cookie sales in his SNL stand-up debut on Weekend Update
Even three time zones away, my radar went nuts overnight tonight with people buzzing about brilliant young stand-up... Read More »
Ahmed Ahmed shows Arabs have a sense of humor in documentary, “Just Like Us,” debuting at Tribeca
A few years ago, Ahmed Ahmed toured the United States and the world as part of the Axis... Read More »
Mike DeStefano talks tough about his life and show business on the eve of his Comedy Central Presents
There's a lot going on in Mike DeStefano's comedy career this spring, and the debut of his half-hour... Read More »
Watch the trailer for “Circus Maximus,” a new indie film starring Mario Cantone, Julian McCullough
Production wrapped last month on a dark new independent film, Circus Maximus, starring Julian McCullough as a struggling... Read More »
Rap it! If mo money means mo problems, then what does less money mean? Even mo problems.
Signs say the national economy is starting to turn around. Tell that to many comedians. You think you're... Read More »
Rooftop Comedy releases brackets for 2010 National College Comedy Competition
Now that March Madness is far enough behind us, Rooftop Comedy has released a new set of brackets... Read More »
Taping Comedy Central’s “Mash Up” special: Swan song for Blerds, or potentially its phoenix rising
Earlier in the 2000s, a group of Chicago stand-up comedians began working together to make their careers a... Read More »