The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you follow the comings and goings of Human Giant (and since it’s the best sketch comedy show on TV these days, you really should be), then you may have noticed this week that the guys went crazy blogging about their attendance at the after-party Monday night for the latest …
Speaking of fringe festivals, these also are the final few days for the FringeNYC, which is more theatrical in nature than about the stand-up comedy. But that’s not stopping some comedians I know from taking part. Jena Friedman just moved to New York City from Chicago and brought the musical …
Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler made the shortlist yesterday for the if.comedy prize (still better known as the Perriers) from the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The other nominees are Irishman David O’Doherty, Welshman Rhod Gilbert and Englishman Russell Kane, with the winner announced Saturday at midnight. But what about the …
In my recent interview with rising comedian John Mulaney, we also got to talk about the TV writing he has done already in the past year (before starting work this week on the writing staff of SNL). Mulaney spent more than a bit of his summer writing for the upcoming …
It only seems like we have had to wait eight months for this video to land on the Internet because it has taken eight months for this video to resurface online. So, with that, enjoy Dave Hill and his friend, Little Michael Jackson, in their most absurd fracas yet. For …
The Comic’s Comic believes in news and opinions, and yet, despite the lack of an official announcement from NBC, plenty of people and blogs are willing to take E! gossip king Ted Casablanca’s report on the SNL auditions as the truth and report it as such. That said, my sources …
Why is Todd Barry prowling around in a towel in a hotel room as a prostitute? Why are you asking me these questions? You should ask the folks at Super Deluxe why we had to wait until now to enjoy this NSFW new classic. This is the third episode in …
You might think being one of those talking heads on VH1 and MTV entitles you to a life of glamour and privilege. Well, perhaps. But first they have to get your name right. Matt Ruby, New York City comedian who performs and produces local shows, and muses about his life …
Looky, look, it’s a new stand-up video of Pete Holmes, performing at the last CollegeHumor Live show at the UCB Theatre in NYC. It’s CollegeHumor, so naturally, it’s a little NSFW, but also got slick editing and soundtracking, so yay for that. This is a good opportunity to mention that …
Saturday Night Live begins its 34th season on Sept. 13, 2008, with the first of four consecutive new episodes, and seven new episodes in the first eight weeks. That said, it’s an NBC program. NBC has earned ratings gold this month with almost non-stop coverage of swimming golden boy Michael …