Josh Gad to play Sam Kinison in big-screen biopic
by After a few years of trying to make an HBO movie happen about the late Sam Kinison with Dan Fogler in the lead role, it …
Year: 2013
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Peter Engel talks casting “Saved By The Bell” and the “Last Comic Standing” winner Barry Katz predicted, on “Industry Standard”
Before working with talent manager Barry Katz on the NBC comedian contest showcase Last Comic Standing, producer Peter Engel already had cemented his producing legacy …
Unapologetic joke thief claims it took months before anyone had a problem with him stealing from the late Patrice O’Neal
Kain Carter has 619,615 subscribers to his YouTube channel, which he titled “hotdamnirock.” For much of the past year, however, what Carter was rocking in …
Hugh Moore on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
“What’s your favorite stereotype?” Wait! Don’t answer that. It’s a trap! It’s a trap Hugh Moore is willing to jump into in this performance as …
First look: Montreal’s New Faces, Unrepped 2013
If you want to know why the fuss about New Faces, it’s all about showing show business some new show for their business. All of …
Review: Patrice O’Neal, “Unreleased” CD
Crowd work, in the hands of a lesser comic, is a crutch to kill time while making the audience feel like it’s part of the …
Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)
The host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, performs stand-up comedy. One of the show’s judges, Howie Mandel, got his big break in show …
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Movie trailer, “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
Just when you thought it was safe to go out in America without running into a Jackass… It’s Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. The feature film …
Lewis Black’s stand-up special, “Old Yeller, Live At Borgata,” to debut on PPV
Forget self-distribution, forget concert films, and forget even the old models of cable TV — Lewis Black is going PPV for his ninth stand-up comedy …
On Conan, Dan St. Germain has some sober realizations
I saw Dan St. Germain in Montreal last week at the Just For Laughs comedy festival, and can report that neither one of us was …