The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Sarah Silverman already has acknowledged in interviews that she dealt with bedwetting into her teen years. Who hasn't been there before? Ahem. Anyhow. Silverman has written a memoir about that and more, and it's called, "The Bedwetter." It comes out …
This is Tracy Morgan's week, and we're all just living in it. Earlier this week, he hosted the VH1 Hip Honors for Def Jam Records in his native borough of Brooklyn. Tonight is the debut of the fourth season of …
Some comedians have a difficult time knowing what their niche is. Others find it and run with it. It's hard to argue that any one comedian is more associated with our generation's newfound love of celebrity roasts than Jeffrey Ross, …
More than a few of you may have been surprised last year to see NBC's Last Comic Standing (not just because it was still on, which it wasn't this summer) and find a comedy duo singing songs about Christ in …
On Monday night in New York City, you could have seen two very different ways that David Cross is promoting his new book, I Drink For A Reason. For a couple of hundred young fans crammed into the basement of …
When I first heard that Vanity Fair's Mike Sacks was coming out with a book full of interviews with comedy writers both legendary and should-be legendary, I overcame any initial sense of jealousy with a worry: Would this endeavor prove …
Joe Mande already has proven himself to be someone to watch on the New York City comedy circuit — earning himself "emerging comic" honors in 2008 at the ECNYs — and now one of his new blogs has earned him …
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 …
As you can see on my home page, I already highly recommend you buy and read Steve Martin’s new memoir, "Born Standing Up," if you have any inclination at all in learning what it takes and what it means to …
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