Comedy Headlines for 06/07/13
by What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Joan Rivers turns 80 on June 8, and she and her daughter Mellissa will be part of …
Month: June 2013
On Letterman, Andy Kindler finally can joke about the Titanic
Andy Kindler is not only a correspondent for Late Show with David Letterman, he’s also sometimes asked to showcase his stand-up comedy on the program. …
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott in “The Greatest Event in Television History: Hart to Hart”
Was recreating the opening credits to Simon & Simon the “greatest event in television history”? No. No, it was not. Don’t take my word for …
Comedy Central launches a stand-up app to go mobile with you
Comedy Central has unveiled a new CC: Stand-Up app for iPhones and iPads and iPod Touches. It’s free for those devices only so far at www.AppStore.com/CCStandUp. …
Stephen Fry discusses the surreal but very real thoughts of suicide
Stephen Fry disclosed this week that he had attempted to kill himself last year with a mixture of pills and vodka. ‘You may say, “How …
Interviews / TV / Uncategorized / Web series
Asking Maria Bamford about “Ask My Mom,” improv comedy and not arresting her development
Maria Bamford is portraying her mother in a webseries again, but this time it’s not so much to help herself as much as it is …
Audio / TV / Uncategorized
Comedy Headlines for 06/06/13
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Johnny Carson is coming back to your TVs in primetime, with Conan O’Brien hosting The Tonight Show …
Hot In Cleveland to air LIVE episode to TV Land on June 19, 2013
If Betty White’s hosting gig on Saturday Night Live seems too distant of a memory for you already, then just wait another couple of weeks. …
David Letterman offers John Oliver advice on late-night TV show hosting, interviewing
John Oliver made his first appearance last night on Late Show with David Letterman. After talking about the differences between comedy in the UK and …
Dave Shirley’s audition for America’s Got Talent 2013
“I’m a comedian, but I don’t tell jokes.” That’s what Dave Shirley told the judges of NBC’s America’s Got Talent at the start of his …