Sean Donnelly’s network TV debut on Late Show with David Letterman
by “I’m in a suit! This is big time for me!” That’s how Sean Donnelly opened his network TV debut last night on Late Show with …
Year: 2013
Aziz Ansari sells book on modern romance, technology for reported $3.5 million
If you’ve seen Aziz Ansari perform live anytime in the past year, you’ve likely heard him ask audience members about their experiences in dating and …
Newark Mayor Cory Booker leaves New Jersey to do stand-up comedy in Philadelphia
Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, left the Garden State on Wednesday night to practice his stand-up stump speech in …
Tom Cotter returns to America’s Got Talent for an encore in 2013
Stand-up comedian Tom Cotter returned last night to America’s Got Talent for an encore performance. Cotter had finished runner-up in the summer 2012 season on …
Comedy Central reunites with Dave Attell for a new one-hour special, plus a late-night stand-up series
Insomniac fans better sneak their naps in this year while they can. Because Dave Attell is coming back to late-nights on Comedy Central in 2014. The …
Fred Armisen and dozens more recount their SNL auditions for the New York Times
“The rest of it — the actual audition — is a blur. And that’s a good sign. Because the best things in your life, I …
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Reunited: Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in another round of “Dueling Banjos”
If you’re going to watch Steve Martin play the banjo, better to have him play “Dueling Banjos” with someone equally as compelling and fun. You …
2013 Shortlist for Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Short on Yanks
We know we’re in the final days and nights of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe when the awards shortlist is released, and that just happened today. …
John Wing’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
John Wing may have made some dumb decisions earlier in his life, but he made a very smart one last night on live primetime network …
Stand-Up Comedy, the Bible, and the 10,000-Hour Rule
By Caleb Synan Good comedians do stand-up every night. Sometimes a wedding, a broken-down car, or some other emergency can get in the way of …