March 2013 – Page 4 – The Comic's Comic

Jerry Seinfeld revisits his “Pop Tart” joke on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 14, 2013

Jerry Seinfeld visited The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to promote his webseries, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” and as Seinfeld is wont to …

Alex Koll on Conan: Call your parents

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 13, 2013

Two years ago this week, Alex Koll and I enjoyed some delicious barbecue ribs and other meats and treats in Austin during SXSW. Last night, …

RIP Hal “Chickie” Spear

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 13, 2013

Hal “Chickie” Spear, a stand-up comedian and TV writer who penned jokes for Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Howie Mandel, Richard Jeni and others, died from …

The long, short, big and tall of it all: ABC’s “Splash” asks Louie Anderson, Kareem & more to take a dive

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 12, 2013March 13, 20131

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the pool… ABC, which used to bring us Superstars on Saturday mornings a generation …

“He’s Way More Famous Than You,” by Michael Urie, to open 2013 Friars Club Comedy Film Festival

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 12, 2013March 12, 2013

File under April Fool’s Day real news: The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival is springing forward to springtime for its fifth annual celebration of comedy on …

Louis C.K. has it both ways in his meta-narrative trailer for “Oh My God” HBO special

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 11, 2013

Louis C.K. gets to have his HBO trailer and mock it, too, in this clip promoting his latest stand-up comedy special, “Oh My God,” premiering …

12 Spoiler Alerts revealed in the official trailer to The Hangover Part III

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 11, 2013

The official trailer for the third (and final) installment in The Hangover movie trilogy came out over the weekend. Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed …