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One-time-only lesson for comedy marketing
by Name-dropping works. At least the first time. Thanks, Stuckey & Murray. Their show, Slightly Buzzed, is tonight at Rififi. This is their ode to people …
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.
RIP, Rasheed Thurmond
Funeral services were held earlier today for Brooklyn comedian Rasheed Thurmond, who died last week of a heart attack, much too soon at 36. The …
Dave Attell on his new short, Dave’s Place
Dave Attell’s new live-action animation short, Dave’s Place, debuts today on Funny or Die. Here’s what Attell told me last night about it… "I want …
Dave Hill as Santa
Those of you with the MOJO HD-TV channel may know Dave Hill as the King of Miami. Those of you who frequent the UCB Theatre …
A fresh take on the Seattle comedy scene
The Seattle Times dropped in on its local comedy scene for a random portrait. So, as with most random portraits of comedy, the piece opens …
Dane Cook as “Bill Hicks Lite”???
Dane Cook recently brought his "Rough Around the Edges" arena tour of greatest hit bits and new material to Dallas, where about 13,000 fans screamed …
High Fives Gone Hollywood
First we had the high fives. Now we have the high fives gone Hollywood. Thanks, Funny or Die. And note to Seth: Kudos on your …
Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ’07
The ongoing Writers Guild strike has lessened our options for topical humor on the TV, but it hasn’t stopped Comedy Central and VH1 from mounting …
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Karith Foster, Tony Powell join Don Imus on the air
Don Imus decided his reintroduction to morning radio would go a whole lot smoother if he had two black comedians as sidekicks, and so it …
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Just finished watching my advance copy of Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, which debuts tonight at 8 p.m. on HBO (re-airing several Tuesday, Friday …