Tenacious D re-emerges with “Rize of the Fenix”
by We haven’t heard much from Jack Black and Kyle Gass as the over-the-top musical duo Tenacious D since their first full-length feature film, Tenacious D …
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Dave Waite’s network TV debut on Fallon, and his CD, “Kaboom”
I’ve been a fan of Dave Waite’s onstage persona and joke tags since I first saw him several years ago as a Cincinnati stand-up comedian …
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Jimmy Fallon to release “Tebowie” record, “Blow Your Pants Off” with full album
Jimmy Fallon has built a comedy career on his uncanny impersonations, and even more so since given the five-nights-a-week platform on NBC’s Late Night. He …
Marc Maron releases early WTF interviews to the limited-edition masses
Here’s something decidedly retro for something decidedly new-school: Marc Maron is putting out a box-set of CDs (with DVD) of his WTF podcast. It’s two …
Sneak a peek at Jim Gaffigan’s new special, “Mr. Universe”
Later this month, Jim Gaffigan will become the third stand-up comedian to release his latest headlining set as a download-only directly from his personal website …
Jo Koy talks “Lights Out” and making it in Vegas vs. making it in L.A.
Jo Koy’s new stand-up special, “Lights Out,” debuts on Comedy Central tonight, and becomes available as a longer CD or DVD on Tuesday. Koy also …
Aziz Ansari jumps aboard self-published stand-up DVD trend
Three still makes a trend in modern journalism trendspotting, right? Regardless, Aziz Ansari has just become the third stand-up comedian who appears on TV and …
T.J. Miller, “No Real Reason” (DVD) and “The Extended Play EP” (CD)
T.J. Miller put out two comedy projects of more than an hour each under his name in 2011, a CD (“The Extended Play EP”) and …
Doug Stanhope, “Oslo — Burning the Bridge to Nowhere”
Unlike any comedy DVD you’ve seen before, Doug Stanhope opens his 2011 release, “Oslo – Burning the Bridge to Nowhere,” with a taped introductory message, sitting behind …
Tig Notaro, “Good One”
Tig Notaro’s “Good One” wound up on multiple best-of lists in 2011. The CD certainly opens with a bang, as Notaro is brought onstage by …