Comedian in the U.S. Senate: Al Franken!
by Two of the more awkward phone interviews I have conducted over the years have been with Al Franken. Just lucky, I guess? But maybe, just …
Month: June 2009
In other news…
What's new and making news in the comedy world? Let's take a look-see and find out. Jerry Lewis is going to be making his Broadway …
RIP: Fred Travalena
All of the recent crazy celebrity deaths certainly got everyone talking over the weekend, but the timing of it all overshadowed the death Sunday of …
Jon Daly smoothes jazz as “Barry R.”
When you see Jon Daly get into character as smooth jazz artist "Barry R," it's quite a bizarre treat in a comedy club. What happens …
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Movie trailer: Ricky Gervais in “The Invention of Lying”
So the directorial debut from Ricky Gervais has a new title — it's no longer "This Side of the Truth," it's now back to original …
Steve Martin’s lost 1984 parody of Michael Jackson
If you blinked in early 1984, then you may have missed The New Show, which was a primetime comedy oddity that Lorne Michaels produced during …
Jon Lajoie’s Michael Jackson video: Too soon? Too true?
Jon Lajoie is one of them there musical comedians who came upon the scene in the past couple of years due to the Internets — that …
Ellen’s Bigger, Longer, and Wider audience Q&A
Ellen DeGeneres took questions from the audience at the end of her latest variety special, which taped last week in Chicago at the Just For …
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Review: “Let Freedom Hum” with Martin Short (TBS)
The TBS broadcasts from the inaugural Just For Laughs Chicago festival kick off tonight with Let Freedom Hum, a stand-up showcase hosted by a Canadian …
Louis CK films a standup comedy pilot for FX
We have a lot of catching up to do. First, let's share this news with you about Louis CK, who in addition to recording plenty …