Just For Laughs Montreal announces lineup for 30th anniversary comedy festival
by Montreal’s big daddy of comedy festivals celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer, and Just For Laughs has revealed much of its headlining acts for the …
Month: May 2012
Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, with Zach Galifianakis
In case you missed it Sunday night, Comedy Central has put the entire half-hour special online of Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York. …
Behind the scenes with “Money From Strangers” on MTV
Did you watch the debut of Money From Strangers on MTV last week? Did you miss it? Either way, you can catch up with the …
SNL #37.20 RECAP: Host Eli Manning, musical guest Rihanna
Remember when Peyton Manning hosted several years ago and proved to be more than adequate for an athlete on Saturday Night Live — of course, …
Watch several preview clips from The Comedy Awards 2012
The Comedy Awards 2012 — second annual edition of the revived ceremonies for the comedy industry to honor working comedians and comedic actors — returns …
Tenacious D re-emerges with “Rize of the Fenix”
We haven’t heard much from Jack Black and Kyle Gass as the over-the-top musical duo Tenacious D since their first full-length feature film, Tenacious D …
Dave Waite’s network TV debut on Fallon, and his CD, “Kaboom”
I’ve been a fan of Dave Waite’s onstage persona and joke tags since I first saw him several years ago as a Cincinnati stand-up comedian …
Hannibal Buress describes The Eric Andre Show, coming to Adult Swim on May 20
At last weekend’s taping of The Comedy Awards, award-winner Hannibal Buress stopped backstage (or technically, under the stage) in the press room to answer a …
Amazon.com now accepting your original comedy series pitches
Whereas online video sites such as my colleagues at My Damn Channel, or lesser-known but well-funded operations such as Revision3 or Sony’s Crackle, have been …
Ron Swanson’s, er, Nick Offerman’s 10 Secrets to Life
Where does Nick Offerman end and Ron Swanson begin? To be fair, Offerman isn’t the first comedian to portray a fictitious and yet slightly realistic …