Last Things First, Episode #2: The Upright Citizens Brigade
by Welcome to Last Things First. This is the show that asks comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers …
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Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Aug. 28, 2014)
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an …
Native New Yorkers Michael Che and Chris Distefano kick off season 3 of The Half Hour on Comedy Central; sneak a peek at the full season
Comedy Central’s third season of The Half Hour, its solo stand-up showcase series, kicks off this Friday night — and this morning, the network sneaked …
Comedy Central’s list of comedians taping “The Half Hour” in 2014
For a third consecutive year, Comedy Central will head to Boston to tape half-hour specials for stand-up comedians. The Half Hour boasts 15 new specials …
In Their Own Words: Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh on writing “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual”
After several years in the planning, talking and writing, the co-founding leaders of the Upright Citizens Brigade finally accomplished the publishing stage of their effort …
UCB and HP team up to write five days of sketches on the fly via emails from YouTube suggestions
Were you on YouTube on Friday? You probably noticed Rob Riggle on there hosting a special two-hour live improv show with his colleagues from the …
Stars align in Hollywood for “Night of 140 Tweets”
What happens when you get 140 performers — from the biggest names in comedy to the biggest up-and-coming funny people, mixed in with Hollywood stars …
First look: Montreal’s 2012 New Faces of Comedy, Groups 1-2
For the past couple of decades, Montreal’s “New Faces of Comedy” has represented a watershed moment in the careers of stand-up comedians. Getting invited to …
Meet the New Faces of Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Class of 2012
This is the list the show business industry and the comedy community has been waiting a full year for…Montreal’s Just For Laughs New Faces for …
Worth the wait: “Charlie On Parole,” a short film starring TJ Miller
A few years ago, beast.Films made a short film starring TJ Miller as a guy named Charlie trying to make a life for himself after …