The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Demetri Martin recorded two versions of his new special, Standup Comedian — a DVD in February at NYU’s Skirball Center, and a CD in April at Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis. Both were released via Comedy Central Records on Oct. 2. Before that, Martin hopped on the phone to talk with …
Telling a good joke is difficult. I don’t mean the kind of joke where you get to develop a story with characters and emotions and your opinions and reflection. I’m talking the kind of joke where you say a thing that is just an observation and follow it up with …
Do you know all of the words to your National Anthem? ALL of the words? Could you sing it on cue, let alone on pitch? OK. Now, can you sing the “Comedian’s National Anthem”? Wait. You don’t know that age-old ditty? That’s probably because it’s only a few years old, …
Todd Barry eats out a lot. How much is a lot? Allow Barry to explain what he has seen and learned about eating his meals out in the public realm, as well as what he’d do when and if his phone fell into a toilet. It’s all in his performance …
As Tropical Storm Issac threatens to hit New Orleans as a hurricane on the seventh anniversary that Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and region, it’d be wise to note that resident/satirist/musician Harry Shearer has a film you should watch, The Big Uneasy. Shearer — famous for his voice-work on The …
Doug Stanhope is seemingly afraid of nothing. Certainly not death. Most definitely not offending anyone’s sensibilities. Showtime premieres the video version tonight of his most recently recorded hour, “Before Turning the Gun On Himself” (Roadrunner Records), with rebroadcasts throughout August 2012 on Showtime’s various pay-movie channels. Even when he starts off …
Do you need a little more Tenacious D in your life today? Have no fear. Jack Black and Kyle Gass are here. On your TVs, and now on your online videos, captured in separate performances on TBS for Conan (where they performed “Senorita”), and on IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! for …
You think your merch is a big deal? Comedy Central has solidified its position in merchandising by putting all of it under a new business division — Comedy Central Enterprises — and putting Mitch Fried in charge of it. The division centralizes control over the network’s consumer products, home entertainment, …
Chad Daniels performed on Conan last night, and revealed some intimate details about his personal life — but made sure to measure his words “very carefully.” He’ll also take advantage of when his daughter isn’t so correct with her word choices. Let Daniels explain it to you. Roll the clip! …
Jonah Ray, he of the Nerdist podcasts and the weekly Nerdmelt shows in Los Angeles, made his debut on Conan last night. You’ll learn how to act at pool parties, the realities of penguins, drinking, friendship, T.J. Maxx and more. Roll the clip! Jonah has a comedy CD out, titled, …
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