Maz Jobrani: “I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV” (Showtime)
by As far as we’re led to believe Maz Jobrani warms up his own audience for his newest stand-up special, I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve …
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Colin Quinn’s “The New York Story,” directed by Jerry Seinfeld, debuts Off-Broadway July 2015
Jon Stewart glossed over the news in his otherwise highly amusing interview with Colin Quinn on Wednesday’s episode of The Daily Show when Stewart asked …
Tips for Storytellers and Stand-ups Who Want to Sell a Book
by For the last decade I have been a publishing drone by day (Editorial Assistant to start, then steps up the ladder over the years to …
Doug Stanhope inks deal to write his memoir
Look. You know that I know that we all know lots of comedians have written memoirs in the past few years, but I think we …
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Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (on Netflix)
Reaching the rarefied air of performing stand-up comedy to arena audiences, and particularly New York City’s Midtown Manhattan palace — Madison Square Garden — lends …
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[Sponsored] Q&A with Show Me the Funny’s Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis
About the Interviewees: Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis provide readers with a unique glimpse into the intelligent and quirky inner workings of the comedic mind …
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Bears & Balls: Writing the book on The Colbert Report
With only eight shows left, “Stephen Colbert” is going out with a bang on Comedy Central these next two weeks, starting tonight with a field …
Amy Poehler: “Yes, Please” and how your career is a bad boyfriend
In Amy Poehler’s inspirational new book that’s part memoir of her life in comedy — up, up and still rising from iO to UCB to …
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Jenny Slate sings as Marcel the Shell with Shoes On about Marcel’s mother
Forgive David Letterman for not nailing the exact sequence of events that transpired during Jenny Slate’s tenure at Saturday Night Live. For whatever happened back …
“The Origin of Blackbird,” from Bob Odenkirk’s “A Load of Hooey (Book Excerpt)
Bob Odenkirk has written a new book that’s literally “A Load of Hooey.” That’s the title of it. The former writer for Saturday Night Live, …