Mike Birbiglia writing, directing a movie about an improv group
by If you’re ever in a comedy club or theater, sometimes you may have the opportunity to glance at old cast photos and headshots along the …
Month: August 2015
UP in smoke: Rooftop fire at Piper’s Alley complex in Chicago home to The Second City
When there’s smoke, there’s often fire. And when that fire happens in the Piper’s Alley complex in Old Town Chicago that’s home to The Second …
Here are your nominees for Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015
With only a few days left in the scrum of August which is the Edinburgh Fringe, the panel for the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards for …
Gary Vider’s live quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent from Radio City Music Hall
Gary Vider was the only stand-up comedian in this week’s quarterfinal action of America’s Got Talent, broadcasting live tonight on NBC from Radio City Music …
Marina Franklin on Conan
Marina Franklin was looking good on Monday’s episode of Conan, which as she explained in her stand-up routine, means she’s currently between boyfriends. She has …
Meet Me In New York: Joe Zimmerman
(Photo of Joe Zimmerman by Mindy Tucker) What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as …
R.I.P. Jimmy Gunn
Comedians of and from San Francisco convened on Sunday night at the Punchline to remember Jimmy Gunn, who died earlier this month. Gunn was 50. …
R.I.P. Bob Seibel
Bob Seibel was a fixture in the Boston comedy scene for decades, performing even into his 70s, when his signature bit about elderly drivers was …
Revisiting the “Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot” American Summer with director Amy Rice
Amy Rice directed a documentary following Barack Obama from Illinois to the White House (2009’s By the People: The Election of Barack Obama), which was …
Episode #13: Lil Rel Howery
This summer couldn’t be hotter for Lil Rel. Lil Rel Howery co-stars as one of the Friends of the People, the sketch show currently in …