Primary Report with Eugene Mirman
by Forget the traditional news networks. Everything you needed to know about the New Hampshire primary, delivered straight and true and hilarious from the mouth of …
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.
Behind the CCP: Dan Cummins
The 2008 season of Comedy Central Presents begins tonight with back-to-back half-hours from Stephen Lynch and Dan Cummins. I was at the Cummins taping (which …
Daily Show correspondents
While NBC openly battles with the WGA over late-night writing duties, Comedy Central has taken a slightly more subtle tack with A Daily Show with …
ECNY Awards voting deadlines!
Today is the final day for open voting for the ECNY Awards, which used to stand for Emerging Comics of New York, but now just …
Alas, comedy fests in 2008
We may not have Aspen this winter, but we still have Aspen. You follow? Allow me to explain. After years of rumoring to do so, …
John Kerry already taking credit for Obama
Just got an email from John Kerry, yes the U.S. Sen. John Kerry from Massachusetts who couldn’t figure out how to beat President George W. …
Video: How Dan Naturman sleeps
A new day for The Comic’s Comic. We now have our own channel on Dailymotion. First up: A slice of life on the Greenwich Village …
Promotion is everything?
The old adage/joke tells us that the most important thing in comedy is…wait for it…wait for it…timing. Well, that’s what they told us then. Talk …
Live from 50 First Jokes
Some club owners rely on "bringer" shows, requiring comedians to bring paying audience members with them to ensure a decent turnout. Here’s another way: Book …
Live from Comix: It’s the SNL/WGA benefit!
An overflowing crowd — 320 crammed in the main room, standing room only watching on closed circuit from the bar — filled Comix last night …