The Definitive Guide to Comedy
I cannot begin to explain what thoughts transpire inside the head of Chris Coxen, but I can tell you that the character-based comedian is committed to his lunacy. One of Coxen’s creations, combat dancer Danny Morsel, opened last season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and returned in the grand finale, …
The other day, I caught the final few minutes of Dave Chappelle’s HBO Comedy Half-Hour from 1998 (taped in San Francisco in 1997). After a routine on racism, Chappelle closes his set wondering what would happen if and when he ever became rich and famous. It rings with so much …
New Zealand’s favorite musical parody duo with an HBO show, Flight of the Conchords, debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts this week by selling 52,000 copies of their self-titled full-length. Take that, Dane Cook?! Cook, as you may recall, rocketed into the mainstream’s collective consciousness three years ago when …
After five years heading ABC’s sitcom My Wife and Kids, reports have Damon Wayans returning to ABC to star in the TV pilot for new comedy Never Better, in which Wayans will play a misguided guy trying to be a good husband and father to his, er, um, wife and …
Comedy Central has announced that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart will hit the road this summer to cover both the Democratic and Republican national conventions as part of its Indecision 2008 coverage. Shows during Democratic National Convention will tape at The Byron Theatre in the Newman Center for the …
A tip of the cap to friendly funny blogger Max Silvestri for picking up on this new video offering from fellow friend in funny Kyle Cease (and as always, a co-starring mustachioed role for his comedy roommate, Bob Bledsoe). Here are some secret card trick tips! Also, very much NSFW. …
The folks at MTV liked the "Jewno" parody so much (starring Anya Garrett, with a stunning casting coup for her dad) that they invited it to compete for an actual MTV Movie Award. You can compete, too, if you have a three-minute PG-rated movie spoof up your online sleeves and …
Al Franken’s senatorial campaign in Minnesota hit a setback yesterday when Franken announced he’d pay $70,000 in back taxes and penalties for reporting errors across 17 states. And that’s just his best guess for the past few years. It’s the latest in a string of business-related troubles for the satirist …
The folks at Just For Laughs announced part of its 2008 slate for Montreal yesterday (proving once again, that a blogger cannot take a day off!)… This year, Montreal introduces its first "industry conference" — Just Comedy — with Ivan and Jason Reitman talking father-son comedy shop on July 17, …
Guests at last week’s fund-raising benefit for City Green at Gotham Comedy Club didn’t know that Jerry Seinfeld would be a last-minute addition to the bill. Laughter ensued. The connection? Tom Papa, Seinfeld’s friend and often his opening act on the road, hosted the benefit for his sister’s non-profit.Photo by …