Review: Punching Henry
After Henry Phillips released his semi-autobiographical movie, Punching the Clown, in 2010, Showtime expressed interest in developing a companion series. That series never came to …
The Definitive Guide to Comedy
After Henry Phillips released his semi-autobiographical movie, Punching the Clown, in 2010, Showtime expressed interest in developing a companion series. That series never came to …
Almost as if I’d just produced my annual list of comedy festivals and asked the folks at Superfly for details about their planned summer shindig …
PLEASE GO TO MY NEWLY CREATED COMEDY FESTIVALS PAGE FOR A MORE TIMELESS LISTING OF ALL OF THE FESTIVALS Last year, it seemed as if …
Congrats again to Patton Oswalt, who won the Grammy Award for 2016’s Best Comedy Album for “Talking For Clapping,” for which he previously also won …
Jason Zinoman is the comedy critic for The New York Times, and has written a new book about David Letterman which will come out April …
Congrats to my friends and all of the other comedy writers nominated today for the 2017 Writers Guild Association (WGA) Awards. Awards will be handed …
Everybody loves a comedy festival. And in this year of 2016, it doesn’t just feel as though every city has its own comedy festival, because …
Barry Crimmins calls his new stand-up special, released in video and audio versions Sunday night by Louis C.K. (who directed and produced it), the “Best …
The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards, handed out Sunday night live on ABC, saved its biggest prizes for repeat winners but had plenty of opportunities to …
How Henry Phillips became a comedy troubadour is as interesting a story as whether or not he is one or what that even means. In …