Will Ferrell responds to Internet questions
by The folks at Funny or Die know that Will Ferrell is their star attraction, so they put him in front of a laptop and got …
Author: Sean L. McCarthy
Editor and publisher since 2007, when he was named New York's Funniest Reporter. Former newspaper reporter at the New York Daily News, Boston Herald and smaller dailies and community papers across America. Loves comedy so much he founded this site.
Preview/review: Comics Without Borders (Showtime)
Sometimes, the main difference between stand-up comedy on HBO and stand-up comedy on Showtime seems to be that HBO lets you know it’s coming. Their …
2008 SF Comedy Competition (Week Two)
On the Left Coast, the second week of the 2008 San Francisco Comedy Competition’s preliminaries begins tonight. Follow along here, and here. And here are …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 5-6)
Someone asked me if going first in a contest meant certain elimination. That entirely depends upon a few factors, such as: How proficient your host …
Bobby Moynihan’s SNL debut “pepper” sketch
Following up on my recap of this season’s Saturday Night Live debut, here is when and where new cast member Bobby Moynihan gets to carry …
Who is the anonymous comedian criticizing Rolling Stone’s comedy issue?
Rolling Stone just published online a letter the magazine received from a comedian who appears in the current comedy issue, "What’s So Funny?" And we …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 3-4)
Not all contest preliminary groups in the Boston Comedy Festival are created alike. That's the first thing that has to be said for prelims 3-4 …
Tragedy + Time = Comedy (flow chart)
Did you like that earlier flow chart attempting to explain all of comedy? Then perhaps you will like Doogie’s latest venture, in which he shows …
The Comedy Festival reveals 2008 headliners for Vegas
With festivals on the brain, time to check in and see what TBS has in store for the 2008 version of The Comedy Festival in …
The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival
Eugene Mirman has announced the planned lineups for his crazy-yet-true-because-it-is-Eugene-after-all comedy festival named for him, taking place Sept. 25-28 in Brooklyn. Mirman pretty much has …