The Definitive Guide to Comedy
This should be interesting. The Full Ginsburg, makers of short comedy films on the YouTube, are putting on a live comedy show tonight called "I Heart Huckabee," featuring Huffington Post writer and comedian Lee Camp, and former Arkansas governor, Republican presidential candidate and current FOX News host Mike Huckabee. At …
I had heard about these new ads for Midol, but until last night, I had not actually seen any of them on my TV. That's when comedian Lynne Koplitz showed up in high-definition plasma, depicted onstage in a comedy club setting, to say this: Nice to see Koplitz get the …
So here's a horrible idea for a comedy contest just waiting to happen. What's that? It's already happening? Right now!?! And Comedy Central is responsible for this. Oh, brother (I don't have a brother). Here's what I see as the fundamental problem with the "Open Mic Challenge" that just got …
David Wain rediscovered this old commercial that he and some of his fellow members from The State – Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney — did for the Nintendo Game Boy Pocket. This is what passed for hip in the mid-1990s. Memories!
Tis the season to seek out a funny book that you can pick up and flip through at your leisure this summer, whether you're at the beach, poolside or merely lounging around. Two big comedy projects just had book release parties last night in New York City, while another is …
Sierra Mist has made a name for itself as a comedy supporter for the past few years, both in casting stand-up and sketch talents in its TV commercials, and also sponsoring comedy festivals and contests around the nation. Now they've backed a few comedic talents for a series of videos …
Sometimes you find your life as a stand-up and sketch comedian in New York City interrupted when your other life as a soldier in the U.S. Army orders you to report for duty, and you find yourself sent to Baghdad, Iraq for the better part of a year. Puts a …
Michael Roof, a comedian known as "Chicken" who co-starred in the two XXX action movies, and had acting roles in both Black Hawk Down and The Dukes of Hazzard movie, died earlier this week. He was only 32. This sad news came to me from two knowledgeable sources overnight, both of …
It's only a week before Just For Laughs kicks off its first Chicago fest, so what's going to happen later this summer for the "biggie" in Montreal? Good question. How about answers? Hmmm. For starters, Just For Laughs is spinning off some of its shows for something called Zoofest, which …
Bill Burr was the first comedian to perform stand-up on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. A couple of things stuck out: First, obviously, the studio is so much bigger that they hadn't nailed down the time it takes for the band to play the comedian to the microphone (!), …