Day: June 28, 2010

Todd Glass is doing stand-up tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and when I went searching to see if it's a repeat or not, I saw this short clip of Glass performing at the Acme Comedy Co. in Minneapolis, wherein Glass impersonates the late Rodney Dangerfield doing jokes from the late Mitch Hedberg. Respect, I tell you!...

On today's new edition of Marc Maron's WTF podcast, Maron sits down with Dane Cook — and Cook apparently has video footage of this, which may or may not see daylight, too — you get to hear Maron be an asshole while accusing Cook of being an asshole. It makes for an interesting listen. Both guys seem to have an agenda. Both guys seem to have an understanding of the other person that fits while at the same time doesn't fit. In between bits of verbal sparring, you get to hear Cook talk about his childhood and school life, his father's alcoholism, and about his outlook on life. Happy ending? Listen to the whole thing (including Maron's opening monologue about his battles with nicotine): Marc Maron interviews Dane Cook on WTF...

If you think watching stand-up comedians compete for money is something, then what's it like watching improv groups compete for big cash money? Well, let me tell you: It's very intriguing! Some groups really rose to the challenge over the weekend in the inaugural Friars Club Improv + Sketch Competition, and The Stepfathers walked away with the $10,000 prize on Friday night; Harvard Sailing Team followed suit with the $10,000 prize in the sketch finals on Saturday. Both groups will use their winnings to film shorts that will debut in September at the Friars Club Film Festival. Coincidence or merely a fun fact: Both winning groups have regular performance slots Fridays in New York City. You can catch The Stepfathers at 9 p.m. Fridays at the UCB, and Harvard Sailing Team at 9:30 p.m. Fridays at The...