So You Want to Win a Comedy Contest? Life lessons from six stand-up champions
by So you want to win a comedy contest? Sounds like fun, right? Maybe if you win. But first, you have to enter the competition. Submit …
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On Conan, Nate Bargatze talks about his father’s magic, clowning; pranks his friend
Nate Bargatze returned to perform on Conan again on Monday night, but some friends and family also joined him on the TBS stage in story …
Vice profiles “The Man Behind @DadBoner,” comedian Mike Burns
You may not know that you’re already following the career of comedian Mike Burns, unless you already know that Burns also types out observations on …
Matthew Weiner’s made-up stand-up connection to the Mad Men season 6 premiere?
Spoiler alert. One of the subplots to the season six premiere of Mad Men — timed to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays at the …
Ross Bennett on Late Show with David Letterman
Ross Bennett made his network television debut over the weekend on Late Show with David Letterman. Bennett joked about how the New York he grew …
SNL #38.17 RECAP: Host Melissa McCarthy, musical guest Phoenix
In only her second time hosting Saturday Night Live, Melissa McCarthy already has established herself as one of the elites. It’s only a matter of …
“Roasted!” Highlights from the Friars Club Roast of Jack Black
The Friars Club Roast of Jack Black brought down the grand ballroom Friday afternoon at the New York Hilton, as upward of 3,000 of New …
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Still making ’em laugh: Gabriel Iglesias takes over Comedy Central, SiriusXM with new special
For his new stand-up comedy special, Gabriel Iglesias is so big he needs three Sundays to air all of “Aloha Fluffy” on Comedy Central — …
“Road Comics,” a documentary that looks at headliners in the middle
Living only about a mile away from a comedy club in Bloomington, University of Indiana professor Susan Seizer loved seeing live stand-up comedy shows but …
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“They weren’t offended. They hired me.” Ana Gasteyer Tweets her way to Weight Watchers ad campaign
Social media allows comedians to share idle thoughts, observations and wisecracks with the world immediately, instead of writing them down in a notebook to dig …