All Things Comedy aside, Bill Burr remains focused on his own work
by No matter how you try to pin the work of Dave Chappelle or Shane Gillis or any other comedian to him, Bill Burr is not …
Category: Interviews
365 Comedian Portraits with Dan Dion
When I started focusing full-time on comedy, I could count the number of full-time comedy photographers on one hand. Mindy Tucker was there with me …
Episode #247: Dane Cook
In 2019, Dane Cook is heading out for his first full national tour in six years, and he’s calling it his Tell It Like It Is …
Meet Me In New York: Kendra Cunningham
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
Interviews / TV
Comedy is art, and Drew Michael’s HBO special defies you to define it
The first time I saw Drew Michael perform live, the experience at QED in Astoria felt surreal, like an out-of-body experience. So seeing his comedy, …
Meet Me In New York: Sydnee Washington
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
Bo Burnham reflects on his own youth and his wonderful new movie, “Eighth Grade”
Bo Burnham grew up in front of the world, thanks to YouTube. Burnham now has translated that experience to 2018 and to everyone else, with …
Getting the facts from Go Fact Yourself host J. Keith Van Straaten
J. Keith Van Straaten, host of the live game show and podcast for Maximum Fun, Go Fact Yourself, met up with me earlier this summer …
Interviews / TV
Dave Flebotte talks inside comedy baseball of his Showtime series with Jim Carrey, “I’m Dying Up Here”
I’m Dying Up Here almost didn’t survive to a second season. Dave Flebotte, who with Jim Carrey created the Showtime adaptation of William Knoedelseder’s best-seller about …
Julian McCullough embraces his own version of manhood in his first Comedy Central hour
Julian McCullough scored his first half-hour Comedy Central Presents in 2010. In the years since, McCullough has not only racked up several late-night TV credits, …