The inaugural Cleveland Comedy Festival
by A nation’s comedy eyes may mostly be focused on New York City this weekend, but don’t let that stop the fine folks from Cleveland from …
Month: November 2008
Dave Chappelle hosts Inside the Actors Studio
When I heard that Dave Chappelle was taping another episode of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio earlier this year, I wondered why, because Chappelle seemingly …
Why they ask: Can The Daily Show, comedy survive Obama?
On the same day that many mainstream media outlets, and even the new media mainstreamers, were asking if The Daily Show and comedy could survive …
Katt Williams: ALIVE at Carnegie Hall
DEVELOPING…Katt Williams has resurfaced after missing Conan last night, sneaking in the back door of Carnegie Hall at 8:36 pm Thursday night. Opener Wil Sylvince …
Who is New York’s Funniest Stand-Up?
If you were to ask me at the start of the 2008 New York’s Funniest Stand-Up contest, who I thought would win, well, someone did, …
2008 Seattle Comedy Competition: Prelims
The 29th annual edition of the Seattle Comedy Competition begins tonight with 16 comedians beginning a weeklong battle of preliminary stand-up contests across Washington state. …
NY Post Q&As for 2008 New York Comedy Festival
Friend and fellow funny reporter winner Mandy Stadtmiller interviewed Sarah Silverman, Tracy Morgan, Joel McHale and Louis CK in advance of this week’s New York …
Watching election returns with comedians
I am otherwise occupied this Election Day, so I won’t be attending an election-related comedy show, or perhaps even seeing it on TV, and maybe …
Interview: Jamie Kennedy on “Heckler,” stand-up and Vegas
We can all agree that there is no place for heckling in a comedy club. Just because you’re drunk, or because you want to hear …
Bruno movie spoilers
When Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off the trick of "Borat" on enough unsuspecting Americans (mostly targeting the Bible Belt portions of the South who’d be …