The Full Ginsburg does Tax Day

Recently started getting emails from New York group The Full Ginsburg, who produce and upload a short video about once a week that attract thousands of views each. They've already gotten the attention of YouTube, featured on the home page yesterday with a shout-out from YouTube video showcase channel PopTub. …

2009 MAC Award nominees

If you thought the ECNYs covered just one part of the New York comedy scene, then perhaps you'll be interested to know who just got nominated for the 2009 MAC Awards. MAC stands for the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, which means they're missing a C and maybe an …

Roger Ebert’s guide to joke-telling

So I'm just now reading this essay, or rather, this ode to joke-telling by Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, and before I turn my thumbs in the up or down position, I have to remind myself not to wade into the muck and mire of the comments section and examine …

Comedy nominees for 2009 Webby Awards

The Webby Awards have announced their 2009 nominees in as many categories as they can get people to pay $295 to get considered for honors, so for what that's worth, here are the comedy-related nods: In Television: The Flight of the Conchords Lip Dub contest In Humor: 23/6 (now folded …

In other news…

A quick look at comedy and comedians making news in the past day: — iTunes is giving away Denis Leary's audiobook for free, or at least 26 minutes of it. I'm sure it's almost as entertaining as listening to Kenny Powers. Almost. — The New York Times pretends the world …

Richard Pryor at The Comedy Store (1982-83)

The Comedy Store has started uploading some rare footage on its own YouTube channel, and today, they've included part of a set Richard Pryor performed in 1982-1983 (based on Pryor dating himself at 42). It's great for several reasons, among them: Pryor seeing Henny Youngman in the audience and talking …

The day after Easter candy video

How much would you pay for a Peep these days? How about today, the day after Easter? If that's not something, then I don't know what is, which is just another way for me to meander into an introduction for this UCB Comedy video that got onto YouTube's front page, …