Wanda Sykes: Out and proud lesbian
by Wanda Sykes wanted to get married to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for laughs this season on TV’s The New Adventures of Old Christine, but in real life, …
Month: November 2008
Jimmy Fallon taps The Roots as his late-night TV band
David Letterman has Paul Shaffer, Conan O’Brien has Max Weinberg, drummer for The Boss Bruce Springsteen, and now the new late-night TV host to come …
Katt Williams hospitalized? Not exactly
Is Katt Wiliams having his Mariah Carey/Martin Lawrence moment? That’s one of the first things I thought when I read this Sumter Item article that …
Video highlights, “Ricky Gervais: Out of England” (HBO)
Ricky Gervais will not be on Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio until January 2009, but Gervais will be performing in his first HBO stand-up comedy …
The oldest joke book?
When you write a new joke, there is an "a-ha" moment in your brain that says this will make people "ha-ha" when you share it …
Get inside Russell Brand’s Comedy Central taping
Live Nation has just announced that more seats are available to tonight’s Comedy Central taping with British comedian Russell Brand in New York City "due …
Video highlights: Time Out New York’s comedy fest showcase
Did you miss last week’s Time Out New York approved comedy showcase at the UCB that was part of the New York Comedy Festival? Would …
10 MADtv sketches worth watching, even if FOX has pulled the plug on the show after 14 years
The rumored demise of MADtv hit the fans on message boards two days ago, then Defamer and later FOX itself confirmed the news yesterday that …
Ticket giveaway! Judah Friedlander’s Bad Art Auction, and Xiu Xiu
Want to attend Judah Friedlander’s "Bad Art Auction" for New York Cares, catch a concert with Xiu Xiu and enjoy some free/cheap drinks next week? …
Two more reasons to turn on SNL: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins join the cast!
The Comic’s Comic has learned that Lorne Michaels didn’t wait too long to figure out how to replace Amy Poehler’s presence in the cast of …