Patrice O’Neal’s new posthumous single, “Better Than You”
by “Don’t be mad about it. Don’t be mad!” That’s Patrice O’Neal, a few minutes into a bit in which he explains how men are better …
Category: CDs/DVDs
Tom Shillue on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; embarking on 12 new CDs in 12 months
If you watch Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with any regularity, then you may have seen Tom Shillue multiple times without even knowing it. Shillue …
Review: Moshe Kasher, “Live in Oakland”
by Moshe Kasher’s new special, Live in Oakland, (which debuted exclusively this past weekend on Netflix) starts off with what should be an unnecessary warning about …
Review: Lewis Black, “In God We Rust”
Lewis Black hates himself. He also doesn’t think what he says is very funny. Black starts off his show letting everyone know that if they …
CDs/DVDs / Interviews / TV / Uncategorized
Pauly Shore gets political for a change, in “Pauly-Tics”
Pauly Shore has long since popped “The Weasel.” And Shore is not dead, either — that was merely a ploy to attract viewers to his …
CDs/DVDs / TV / Uncategorized
Nina Conti’s “Her Master’s Voice” brings her to Ellen, Ferguson, and now an HBO series
What a week for Nina Conti. Conti, a British comedian, actress and ventriloquist, found success for herself on multiple fronts here in American TV land …
CDs/DVDs / Interviews / TV / Uncategorized / Video
Capone: From amateur night at the Apollo to Shaq All-Star
Capone only had a few minutes to talk to The Comic’s Comic on Wednesday night, fitting me in between rehearsals and showtime for Amateur Night …
11 Things Even Jeff Dunham Fans Might Not Know About Jeff Dunham
Jeff Dunham’s latest special, Minding the Monsters, debuted on Comedy Central on Sunday night, and became available for purchase as a DVD on Tuesday. You …
Review: Tig Notaro, “Live”
Being human is generally a miserable and painful experience. You always have to wait in lines for things, nobody answers their cell phones when you …
Review: Jim Gaffigan, “Mr. Universe”
Jim Gaffigan opens his latest special, Mr. Universe, by immediately using his secondary, imaginary audience member voice to analyze his opening joke. He then follows …