Ah, satire
by Life lesson for everyone: Your opposition/enemy is not just wrong but also inane. What do you do? You could refute them with facts and figures. …
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.
I’m with the last comics standing
News flash…I’m proud to report that I’m hosting the shows this weekend at the Tempe Improv with Alonzo Bodden, Gary Gulman and Jay London of …
I know this Last Comic Standing
Well, what do you know? I know John Heffron, the winner of NBC’s second edition of Last Comic Standing. John is a fine fellow and …
Mitch Hedberg, calling from Big Bear
Life is funnier when you hear about it from Mitch Hedberg. A lot of comedians say performing stand-up is the closest they can get to …
Caroline Rhea balances TV with stand-up
Caroline Rhea has fond memories of Arizona. The Montreal native’s father lives in Tucson, and Rhea spent some of her proverbial formative years there attending …
Jerry Seinfeld, at the Dodge Theatre
Two things might have caught the eye of patrons to comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s show Friday night at the new Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz. On …
Doug Stanhope, on embracing outrageousness
When the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival put together a "Sick & Twisted" show for its annual gathering this month in Aspen, Colo., there really was …
Marc Maron and his Jerusalem Syndrome
"People always criticize one-man shows for being self-indulgent," comedian Marc Maron says during a phone interview from his home in New York City. "So I …
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The end of the road — Night 6
After five straight nights of traveling, joke-telling and ego bruising, many of the comics are ready for this week to end. It is fitting that …
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The world is your food court — Night 5
Well, well, well. As we headed into night 5 of 6, things began to get a bit ticklish for many of the comics. The comics …