Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union
by The first of five episodes of Tracey Ullman’s new Showtime series, Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union, debuted last night. It’s her third go on …
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ESPN Bracketologists: Dave Hill, Ben Schwartz
Watching the March Madness today on the TV and seeing if my Final Four brackets hold up, and thinking about these ESPN Bracketologists videos that …
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The New York Times on Shoot the Messenger
The Sunday edition of the New York Times has a lengthy and well, fairly accurate, depiction of Shoot the Messenger. Read the feature story here. …
Preview: Steve Byrne’s Happy Hour
At 11 p.m. tonight, Comedy Central will debut a new hourlong special from Steve Byrne, Steve Byrne’s Happy Hour. Byrne got some online space via …
The Unfunniest Comic!?
Good God. Just spotted this on Gawker and cannot believe one of my Boston friends hadn’t alerted me of this sooner, but WBCN-FM afternoon radio …
Behind the CCP: Dan Mintz
I made two distinct notes while watching Dan Mintz tape his first Comedy Central Presents half-hour special last summer. First, Mintz seems to go for …
The state of the standup sitcom
Brian Lowry’s column last week in Variety ("Why standups are sitting out primetime") certainly got my fellow comedy bloggers boiling their blood. Read what Shecky …
If you’ve read one Brian Posehn interview…
Brian Posehn gets his second Comedy Central Presents on the air tonight, and coincidentally, he’ll be headlining Comix in New York City this weekend. When …
Hear me relive Gallagher on the radio
Want to hear more about the infamous Gallagher show in New York City two weeks ago? I was on the radio last night (along with …
Charlie Rose’s comedian interviews, organized
When a comedian asked me a few months ago if I’d seen Charlie Rose’s interview with Steve Martin and his new book, I said no, …