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Someone told Radar magazine that Dave Chappelle dropped in at the end of Sunday night’s show at the Comedy Cellar to extend the night another four hours. I didn’t make it this time to see for myself. Two problems (man, oh, man, I’m full of cantankerousness recently)… 1) Why again …
Something about this review of Jeff Dunham in Monday’s Dallas Morning News made me stop and think before continuing to read onward. Actually, several somethings. Starting from the first words, actually. "Jeff Dunham’s rare and exquisite comedy…" (italics mine). OK. Exquisite is certainly a word a reviewer can use at …
I don’t mean to be a stickler here, but this wire story from over the weekend gets Tracey Ullman’s name wrong, and secondly, doesn’t tell me how her new Showtime sketch comedy show will get written without breaking the WGA strike. Does someone know the answer to this? UPDATED and …
This story in the Aspen Times can teach us a few things. For one, when the show business industry and big-time comedy celebrities aren’t in Aspen, comedy is a difficult sell to a small ski town. For another, small-town newspapers really will print just about any bitter and/or petty thing …
Years ago, living in Arizona, I turned on the TV screen and found one of them thar talking head funny funny har har shows on. You know the ones made popular by VH1 and then later on CMT, E! and elsewhere, wherein clips from the day or days gone by …
Greetings, readers. I’m continuing to find new and useful functions to assist you and your comedy needs here at The Comic’s Comic. To that end, today I’ve added a calendar of comedy events worth your time and money. It’s there on the right-hand column. See it? Great. Over time, I’ll …
In my 36 years on the planet Earth, not to mention my many years inhabiting other celestial bodies and spirits, I’ve seen plenty of great comedy shows, hundreds more live comedy shows that provided more than a few laughs, and some clunkers. Never have I laughed so hard, so often, …
Tonight on Comedy Central Presents, half-hour specials from Sebastian Maniscalco and Jo Koy. I got nothing. Will report afterward.
Here is a video, thanks to Nick Kroll and the writing of Seth MacFarlane, to explain why the writers and the studios remain at an impasse. Let’s hope the Directors Guild’s agreement provides a roadmap to compromise. Also featuring Kat Foster (Til Death) and strike-bearded Josh Radnor (How I Met …
Starting this afternoon, you can get your hands on tickets before anyone else for the Gerry Red Wilson Comedy Benefit show, to be held March 5 at Town Hall in NYC with performances by Dave Attell, Louis CK, Pete Correale, Nick DiPaolo, Greg Fitzsimmons, Artie Lange, Kevin Meaney and Jim …