The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If I hadn’t mentioned this before, this whole record-setting comedy show also is a fund-raiser for the troops, and comedian Robert Kelly just got back from performing on a USO tour in Iraq. Kelly said he supports the troops, certainly, but he couldn’t help them out as a soldier himself. …
I’ll be otherwise preoccupied when tonight’s latest episode of Last Comic Standing airs on NBC, so it’ll take me until Friday to give you a full report. Thankfully, though, NBC already has provided a few clips of hopefuls coming out of tonight’s audition cities in San Francisco and Toronto. Sean …
The final hours of the 50-hour "world record" continuous stand-up comedy show continue to tick and tock along fairly smoothly. Several comedians have returned for repeat performances, while new audience members have begun arriving in the past half-hour. We’ve made it 43 hours so far, which leaves seven to go. …
We already know that not everyone is onboard the so-called "Dane Train" for Dane Cook, and yesterday one of Cook’s haters tried to tell him so via MySpace, only to be insulted right back by the comedian. It all got picked up today by Gawker, who not only rule in …
Today, just as with yesterday, the late morning and early afternoon makes for an unusual atmosphere for live stand-up comedy. Most people are at work. Yesterday saw plenty of tourists. Today’s crowd is tougher to peg. And many of the comedians remark on this both Wednesday and Thursday. Lots of …
A MySpace interview that not only promotes Adam Sandler’s new film, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, but also allows Sandler and Nick Swardson to chat about whatevers. Enjoy. Artist on Artist Adam Sandler – Nick Swardson
Situations improved all around for the show, as well as for me, personally, by 10 a.m. as daylight and new audience members both made renewed appearances inside the Comic Strip. Between Bernadette Pauley, Ruperto Vanderpool and Tommy Savitt, the energy of the crowd got back up to acceptable fun time …
Stuck in a netherworld where you cannot sleep yet cannot stay awake, I’m here to report that the comedy show continues past hour 36 inside the Comic Strip Live. Tom Shillue’s easygoing storytelling manner is easy on the ears, but for someone who’s been up this long, perhaps a bit …
My Thursday morning quandary: I only seem to stay awake if I keep moving, and yet if I keep moving, I cannot sit here and type new blog posts. Hmmm. Good thing Al Ducharme’s voices and sound effects have arrived again, which perk up my ears for a few minutes, …
"I don’t want to be a downer, but I was just on the Internet, and Dane Cook just turned in a 51-hour set." — Moody McCarthy, 6:55 a.m. Thursday