Video: How Dan Naturman sleeps
by 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 …
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.
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 …
Stewart, Colbert return, strike or no strike
Jon Stewart returned with a unibrow and a title change: A Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He had a Cornell professor in labor relations on …
2008: The year of Tumblr?
Aziz Ansari has switched his blog to the newfangled hippity hoppity Tumblr format. Today we learn that Human Giant will have a best-of highlights reel …
Comedians vs. actual people
Whom do you prefer? Are they the same thing? I’ve often told friends and acquaintances that I much prefer associating with, hanging around and talking …
Def Comedy Jam returns
While everyone was talking about Leno and Kimmel agreeing to go on each other’s shows to break the strike, or wondering how Jon Stewart and …
Michael Showalter’s comedy feuds, both fake and real
Comedy Central is promoting its new season of half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials by asking its participating comedians with whom they are feuding. Here, Michael …