New York’s Funniest Stand-Up Competition announces 2010 list of entrants. Who made the first cut?
by Want to know who's in the running to be named New York's Funniest Stand-Up in 2010? It's a lot simpler to find out this year, …
Month: October 2010
Bo Burnham teaches you all the piano skills you’ll ever need to get laid (if you’re a man seeking women)
In the follow-up to their hugely popular series, "Learning Guitar to Get You Laid," CollegeHumor has turned to young musical comedian Bo Burnham to teach …
State Senate candidate Michael Sharp brings us one step closer to living in Idiocracy (Thanks, UCB!)
In this election year, it seems even more so than in past years that a major party has nominated and is running candidates for the …
Watch Nick Vatterott on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
If you haven't seen Nick Vatterott's showcase stand-up set, which earned him a "New Faces" invite this past summer at Just For Laughs Montreal, then …
The Sklar Brothers talk about taking down a heckler in this scene from “I Am Comic”
How do you deal with a heckler if you're not a solo stand-up performer? Sometimes, teamwork really does make the difference, as the Sklar Brothers …
Remember when The Drew Carey Show was live and also improvised
Oh, to be live and on television. Memories. Remember all the way back to last night, when NBC did not one, but two live half-hour …
Nick Kroll taping an hourlong Comedy Central special with all of his characters
If you looked at this weekend's list of comedians taping half-hour Comedy Central Presents and wondered, hey, where's Nick Kroll on that list? Well, not …
Graphic: A day in the life of unemployment, from Conan writer Todd Levin
Have you been unemployed? Are you unemployed right now? Would you like to be unemployed? Would you like me to stop this line of questioning? …
45 Bleecker, home to off-Broadway comedies, shutters in landlord-tenant dispute
A landlord-tenant dispute has shuttered 45 Bleecker, the off-Broadway theater that has played host to several successful comedy runs, including Colin Quinn's "Long Story Short," …
Paul Scheer will talk to you on Yowie, but you no longer have to ask him when Human Giant is reuniting
Paul Scheer is the latest to take the Yowie plunge, plugging in his headphones this evening to chat with you and answer your questions online …