Video: Jell-O Comedian Auditions
by Can’t wait to see Abby Elliott get her some facetime on SNL? You’re in luck, as the youngest Elliott to enter the professional family funny …
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Video: Stephen Colbert’s “A Colbert Christmas”
Stephen Colbert’s A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All comes to Comedy Central on Nov. 23, with musical numbers from Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, …
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2008 Seattle Comedy Competition: Semis
The semifinals began this week for the 2008 Seattle Comedy Competition, with the following 10 comedians assured of at least $500 and in the running …
Chris Coen wins Columbus Comedy Competition
Do more cities have funniest person contests because we write about them now, or were they always around and we just never thought to ask …
Nominations open for 2008 ECNY Awards
The Apiary announces that The ECNY Awards, originally devised to reward and honor "emerging comics" in the New York scene and relaunched last year with …
Monty Python’s channel on YouTube
After years of seeing their classic TV sketches and film clips distributed without their permission on the YouTube, the men of Monty Python decided to …
HBO planning Sam Kinison biopic
Dan Fogler is set to portray the late Sam Kinison in an HBO movie about the comedian’s life, from preacher to screaming wild stand-up to …
The Joe Powers Healing Blowout
It’s really comforting to see the comedy community come together in support of one of their own, as those in New York City have done …
A quick note to readers about year two of The Comic’s Comic
Hello, readers! Thank you so much for visiting. Yesterday was another road trip day for The Comic’s Comic, but on Sunday night, while visiting with …
Video: Beyonce’s male backup dancers on SNL
You know that SNL sketch that got everyone talking, in which Justin Timberlake continues his surprise cameo with a role alongside Bobby Moynihan and Andy …