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What in the world has happened to Artie Lange? He recently quit his job as Howard Stern’s sidekick, only to reappear Monday after the show’s weeklong vacation. Lots of drama. Maybe tonight, some answers. Lange appears as a special guest on Nick DiPaolo’s BlogTV talk show, broadcasting live from DiPaolo’s …
Dying to know more about last year’s Last Comic Standing winner, Jon Reep? Reep to the rescue! The comedian himself fills you in via this exclusive video discussing his real start in comedy. Just watch it, already. Reep’s Peeps on FunnyOrDie.com
Growing up with the Harlem Globetrotters, you sometimes wondered what it must be like being a member of the opposition team, the Washington Generals. What does that have to do with anything? Well, comedian Ben Schwartz finally (after seven months) unveils episode four of his Webby-nominated (for best writing, individual …
Earlier today, my friends at Comedy Central Insider alleged that Damon Lindelof, head writer, co-creator and executive producer on Lost (new epsiodes return April 24!), looked like a cross between David Cross and Jim Norton. Let me add to this equation, to show that he looks almost exactly like comedian …
Several of my comedy friends have weighed in with early reviews from the start of the Tim and Eric Awesome Tour Live. The Optimistic Curmudgeon (Nick A. Zaino III) caught the first show Monday at TT The Bear’s, a small rock club in Cambridge, Mass., and filed a fairly extensive …
AOL’s music site, Spinner, has the Flight of the Conchords new CD up this week for live streaming, which means you can listen to all 14 tracks and 39:31 of it for free. At least until Spinner changes its preview lineup next week. It may hold you over until January …
As people bemoan the evolution of the East Village and Lower East and wonder, where can independent-minded comedians and comedy fans congregate, have you considered Long Island City? Of course you haven’t. But several comedians are making a go of it at The Creek and The Cave, which already had …
Today marks the release of Dov Davidoff’s first CD, "The Point Is…" on Comedy Central Records. Davidoff, who grew up in New Jersey and currently makes his home in Los Angeles, took a few minutes last week to talk with The Comic’s Comic about the CD. Dov Davidoff recorded the …
Tom Papa frequently opens for Jerry Seinfeld on his nationwide theater tour dates, and Seinfeld is returning the favor this Thursday night by performing at a fund-raiser show Papa is throwing at Gotham Comedy Club for his sister’s charity, City Green. Papa explains via MySpace bulletin today: "A little background …
This piece in the Sunday Times (UK) offers an intriguing look at how London comedy clubs allow famous comedians to perform "anonymously," at least on the listed bill, as mystery guests so audiences don’t get their expectations out of whack. Comedians talk about trying to get ready for a new …