Esquire revives SPY magazine for final month before 2016 Elections
by SPY is back?!? The satirical magazine that reigned in print from 1986 to 1998 is back online for the final month before the 2016 elections, …
Month: October 2016
Episode #116: Derek Waters
Derek Waters is the co-creator and star of Drunk History, which has won both an Emmy and a Sundance Film Festival award and is now …
Alingon Mitra on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Alingon Mitra performed on Friday’s Late Show and joked that he couldn’t quit drinking while this presidential election was still ongoing. As for the two …
Scenes from the 2016 All Jane Comedy Festival
I’m staying in a 1960s trailer in a backyard with free bicycle rentals, looking over a fence at an abandoned gas station converted into a …
Larry the Cable Guy breaks fan’s arm during arm wrestling challenge
Git R Done, indeed. Larry the Cable Guy was enjoying last Saturday’s University of Nebraska football game when a fan challenged him to arm-wrestle. The …
Kyle Kinane on Conan
Kyle Kinane is still loving life, even if he loves it so much it’s making him unhealthy. Perhaps when the aliens come, they will save …
First look at Portlandia’s Season 7 on IFC
I’m in Portland, Ore., to cover the All Jane Comedy Festival, so that makes today’s first sneak peek at season seven of IFC’s Portlandia extra-keeping-it-weird, …
ICYMI: Encore screening of “Young Frankenstein” with new intro by Mel Brooks, in a cinema near you
In case you missed it last night, Fathom Events will screen Young Frankenstein, the classic big-screen favorite by director Mel Brooks with the late greats …
What Your Microphone Grip Says About You, by Stu Melton
This column originally appeared on Stu Melton’s site, A Comedian’s Notebook, and is republished here with the author’s permission. Top: Illustration by Anthony So “What …
Late Night with Seth Meyers heads to Washington., D.C., for week of tapings Oct. 10-13, 2016
Looking to capitalize on its increased buzz thanks to “A Closer Look” at Seth Meyers and his politically-minded comedy pieces, Late Night with Seth Meyers …