Mitch Fatel’s “Candy Cane” joke is just as NSFW when it’s animated
by Mitch Fatel has a new stand-up CD coming out in March called “Public Display of Perversion.” How public is his display of perversion? Perverse enough …
Category: CDs/DVDs
On Conan, Harland Williams explains why he filmed a stand-up DVD in the Mojave Desert
In this brave not-so-brave old new world, stand-up comedians can record, produce and distribute their material however they so desire. And in 2013, Harland Williams …
Review: Matt Besser, “The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup”
by Who would you include in an exhaustive list of the most iconic stand-up comics and performances? Surely greats like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Bill …
Review: Anthony Jeselnik, “Caligula”
It is actually quite simple to be offensive. All you have to do is figure out a mainstream value and champion the opposite. People generally …
Comedians nominated for the 55th annual Grammy Awards
Nominations came out last night for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, to be handed out Feb. 10, 2013, on CBS. In the Best Comedy Album …
Review: Chris Hardwick, “Mandroid”
Chris Hardwick is the king of nerds. Well, maybe he’s the president. Is a collection of nerds a monarchy? Maybe he’s some kind of chancellor …
Dan Cummins on Tonight Show with Jay Leno: “Hear This!”
On his new CD, “Hear This!” you have to wait until the encore to hear about potential new greeting cards that keep it real in …
“It’s OK To Do Stuff,” a 40th anniversary comedy tribute album for “Free To Be…You And Me”
It has been 40 years since Marlo Thomas and her friends made puberty and sex a little easier to swallow for young children with the …
Review: Stephen Lynch, “Lion”
Stephen Lynch is a gifted musician. On top of having a great singing voice and being an excellent guitarist, Lynch has also consistently shown that …
Review: Paul F. Tompkins, “Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn”
Paul F. Tompkins is the gentleman’s comedian. He speaks with a kind of eloquence that lends itself to a degree of class not present in …