R.I.P. Bill Dana, 1924-2017
by Bill Dana, the comedian who pretended to be an astronaut and became a fan of America’s original astronauts, has died. Dana was 92. Dana was …
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.
Episode #158: Chris Hardwick
Chris Hardwick is probably hosting a TV show or podcast as you listen to me introduce him here. Four nights a week, Hardwick hosts the …
The State Of Women In Comedy According To One Woman In Comedy, by Sara Schaefer
This essay originally appeared on Medium and is republished here with permission by the author. What are female comics doing these days? What’s the situation? …
Hung jury results in Cosby mistrial; prosecutors vow to try comedy legend again for sexual assault
After all these years, the first criminal trial charging comedy legend Bill Cosby with drugging and molesting at least one woman against her will has …
Nikki Glaser on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Nikki Glaser returned to The Tonight Show on Friday night, and we learned about her two dogs and BOGO, although she didn’t tell us if …
Big Hearts, Big Laughs in Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s cinematic love story, “The Big Sick”
Not everything needs to be a period piece. On the small screen, both Marc Maron and Pete Holmes brought their recent pasts into present-day so …
Seeso layoffs by NBCUniversal leave its original programming, entire future in doubt
Can Emmy nominations save Seeso? For the sake of the programming department, decimated by layoffs from parent company NBCUniversal that will leave most of them …
Meet Me In New York: Carmen Lynch
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
Keith Alberstadt on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
I trust you shall enjoy this new performance by Keith Alberstadt on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Even if you’re not ready to explore …
Sights and sounds from Comedy Central’s inaugural Colossal Clusterfest in San Francisco
San Francisco already has a monthlong comedy festival in January (SF Sketchfest), and a giant outdoor music festival each August (Outside Lands), but how about …