Day: February 24, 2016

Here’s the initial comedy lineup for 2016 SXSW

Here’s the initial comedy lineup for 2016 SXSW

Posted by | Feb 24, 2016 | |

SXSW’s Comedy lineup once again will stretch across all three of the “formal” portions of Austin’s massive festival celebrating Interactive, Film, and Music, with shows, live podcasts, film screenings and more from March 11-20, 2016. Plus an encore for SXSW’s live stand-up comedy showcase specials for Showtime. Last year, W. Kamau Bell hosted the twin specials. This year, it’s Natasha Leggero. I previously shared with you the great comedy movie lineup happening at SXSW in 2016. Here’s the initial lineup for all of SXSW Comedy 2016: Adam Cayton­Holland • Andrew Orvedahl • Andrew Santino • Anthony Atamanuik • Arden Myrin •...

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Emma Willmann to host new SiriusXM spotlight show for comedians: “The Check Spot”

Emma Willmann to host new SiriusXM spotlight show for comedians: “The Check Spot”

Posted by | Feb 24, 2016 | |

The “check spot” at a comedy club often presents a catch-22 for hungry stand-up comedians: You get a chance to perform for the big crowd, but it’s happening right before the headliner (or sometimes during the headliner’s set) and coincides with the servers dropping off the bills so your audience is most distracted. The Check Spot on SiriusXM hopefully sounds and works a lot better. It’s a new monthly show debuting Tuesday, March 1, 2016, hosted by Emma Willmann and featuring clips and interviews with up-and-coming stand-ups. The debut airs at 3 p.m. EST Tuesday on SiriusXM’s Raw Dog...

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The one famous ex-boyfriend who’s not in Bonnie McFarlane’s memoir

The one famous ex-boyfriend who’s not in Bonnie McFarlane’s memoir

Posted by | Feb 24, 2016 | |

Bonnie McFarlane celebrated the release of her first book, You’re Better Than Me: A Memoir, on Tuesday night at the Strand Book Store in New York City, in conversation with Jim Gaffigan. And if you can ever get a comedian with two best-selling books and a successful TV series to help you launch your memoir, by all means, do that. That goes double if your book includes a foreword by star chef/author/TV host Anthony Bourdain — who not only suggested McFarlane write a book, but published it under his imprint at HarperCollins. McFarlane’s new book covers her youth and...

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