The Definitive Guide to Comedy
So I finally got to witness Grammy-winning rock star John Mayer perform stand-up, as he dropped in at the Comedy Cellar late Saturday night (well, 1:39 a.m. Sunday) and did an eight-minute set. What’s to say? The guy is a rock star. Which means he already has command of the …
Here is episode four of the satirical soap opera… If you need further catching up first, episode three is after the jump.
George Carlin’s latest HBO special, "It’s Bad For Ya," debuted live Saturday night on HBO. For repeat viewings, it’s On Demand and also airing multiple times, including 12:10 a.m. Monday on HBO2 (consult the HBO master schedule here). If your DVR acted like mine, it cut out early. Ah, the …
SNL’s second new episode of 2008 began much as the first one had, with an extra-long pro-Hillary cold open focusing on the Democratic presidential debate — 10 1/2 minutes! — that included an "editorial response" from the real Sen. Hillary Clinton. If you thought last week’s SNL was pro-Hillary, this …
Two years ago, I got a spread in the Boston Herald to devote to a few of the local comedians that I thought deserved more press. Two of them are back in the spotlight this weekend. Baratunde Thurston has become the Web editor at The Onion, recently appeared on a …
MySpace asked Todd Barry 10 questions. He gave them 10 answers. This is all to help promote his new CD, which you can find out about and buy after reading my review of From Heaven. You can catch his stand-up live this weekend at the Arlington Drafthouse in Arlington, Va., …
If you were wondering how TJ Miller would fare as a club headliner this weekend at Comix (why do I always say you when really I mean me, which means I mean I), then you may wonder less knowing that Miller will have his fellow ex-Chicago comedy friends supporting him …
Jay Oakerson — no, make that Big Jay Oakerson — makes his big Comedy Central Presents debut tonight. And here’s a clip! Another clip after the jump…
Less than one week before a new crop of comedians get to add a Comedy Central TV credit to their bios as Live At Gotham tapes next week at Gotham Comedy Club. I’ll have more info on who’s performing when later. For now, though, I can tell you who’ll be …
You can see Joe Matarese live or on TV tonight. Matarese headlines at Gotham Comedy Club tonight (Leap Day) and Saturday, March 1. His half-hour Comedy Central Presents also debuts tonight. More of Matarese after the jump.