Eugene Mirman, the face for radio?
by When several radio stations across the country decided to adopt the "Mike," "Jack" and "Wolf" formats, they turned to comedian Eugene Mirman to be their …
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.
Mike Birbiglia’s “Medium Man On Campus” tour
Comedian Mike Birbiglia has been performing to packed college auditoriums this spring. Which made his return to Georgetown University, his alma mater, all the more …
Greg Behrendt moves to daytime TV
A couple of years ago, Greg Behrendt found himself telling jokes to a few dozen people at a Baltimore comedy club. Now he’s a household …
Frisky Feline Fool: Erin Judge
(part of a series of April Fools profiles of comedians worth your attention) Who are you? Erin Judge How old are you? 25 Where do …
Thinking Man’s Fool: Baratunde Thurston
(part of a series of April Fools profiles of comedians worth your attention) Who are you? Baratunde Thurston How old are you? 29 Where do …
What happened to Chef?
The mystery continues to spur online debate. Let me say a couple of things right off: First, I did point out the sudden flip-flop by …
Funniest reporter rematch
I’ll be performing tonight in New York City as part of this event (press release follows): “THE RETURN OF THE FUNNIEST REPORTERS”Witty Writers Take the …
Jerry Seinfeld, at the Wang Theatre
Many comedians cover similar material in discussing relationships and observational humor. Tom Papa demonstrated that well enough in 15 minutes warming up the packed Wang …
The Walsh Brothers prepare for Aspen
David and Chris Walsh, The Walsh Brothers Here is what Judi Brown-Marmel, Levity Entertainment Group partner who signed David and Chris Walsh to her management …
Richard Lewis talks to me like I’m his therapist
Ask Richard Lewis how his President’s Day is, and he’ll reply, which president? "It depends," he told me. "If Abe Lincoln was president, I’d be …