What makes a comedy act unique? Jim Tavare wants Sid Bowfin to explain himself
by You may have seen Jim Tavare on the sitcom Wings many moons ago, on NBC’s Last Comic Standing more recently than that, or even in …
Month: June 2011
Enjoy this deleted scene from the pilot of “Louie” and buy the first season of Louis CK’s FX sitcom on DVD
Louis CK just posted this deleted scene from the pilot of his FX sitcom, Louie. It features himself, Todd Barry, Nick DiPaolo and Rick Shapiro …
FYI: Jeff Dunham has sold more than 7 million DVDs
Just thought Jeff Dunham’s publicists would want you to know… The ventriloquist now has sold more than seven million DVDs worldwide of his four current …
On Conan, Tom Segura breaks down the three different types of stupid, and also face tattoos
Tom Segura spends way too much time in downtown Los Angeles, which isn’t like spending time in your downtown, as he explained last night on …
Happy birthday Birbigs! Last week to catch Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend at Barrow Street
It’s Mike Birbiglia’s birthday today. Happy birthday, Birbigs! It’s also the final weekend for his successful one-man show, Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, enjoying an …
Poor sports: Comedy Central cancels both Sports Show with Norm Macdonald and Onion SportsDome
Tough case of the Mondays for fans of sports-themed comedy news programs, as Comedy Central decided not to renew either of its new series — …
Move over, Duggars. Here comes Atom.com’s “Kid Farm,” with background from co-creator Jamie Lee
A year after they released the pilot for Kid Farm, Jamie Lee, Pete Holmes and the Front Page Films gang are back with a full …
Cash Cab’s Ben Bailey wins 2nd consecutive Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
Congratulations to stand-up comedian Ben Bailey, who last night won his second consecutive Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host for his work on …
Jon Stewart tells Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday: “I’m a comedian…I’m not an ideologue.”
Chris Wallace invited Jon Stewart to his Sunday-morning talk show, FOX News Sunday, with aims to prove that The Daily Show host not only has …
GOP hires President Obama impersonator, backfires. Racial jokes: OK; Republican jokes: Not so much
FOX News has hired Reggie Brown, an impersonator of President Barack Obama, to perform a song for Mike Huckabee and debate actual Congressman Ron Paul …