Going Hollywood: Meet Jackie Kashian
by People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and …
Category: Interviews
Failosophy 101: Lessons from MTV host Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj hosts the new MTV weekly series, Failosophy, premiering Thursday night and shining the harsh spotlight of reality on our everyday failures online — …
Meet Me In New York: Nick Turner
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 …
Epic fails FTW on MTV: Hasan Minhaj hosts new series “Failosophy,” lives to talk about it
With Attack of the Show off the air at G4, who will bring us that deft comedic look at the epic fails happening all around …
Meet Me In New York: Sabrina Jalees
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 …
“My Life Is A Joke”: Five comedians talk about getting a boost of their OWN from Oprah
If you caught David Letterman’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey last weekend, then you might have noticed ads promoting a special “sneak peek” at a …
Chris Spencer on creating BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood” for Kevin Hart, guest-writing on SNL for Jamie Foxx
Chris Spencer is really a husband in Hollywood, but when he created Real Husbands of Hollywood for BET, putting Kevin Hart and other funny celebrities together …
Anthony Anderson and Royale Watkins reflect on almost four years of their “Mixtape Comedy Show”
I went to a comedy show and a freestyle rap battle broke out. But not before the audience also bore witness to a live DJ …
From The Lovemaster to my three sons: Craig Shoemaker on developing a case of “Daditude”
For many years, Craig Shoemaker proved that pervy was funny. Or at least sounding pervy could be very funny. His vocal impersonations of “The Lovemaster” …
Day job in primetime: Justin Silver goes “Funny For Fido,” hosts “Dogs in the City” on CBS
Comedian Justin Silver didn’t quit his day job, and he earned primetime network TV exposure because of it. While stand-up comedians have racked up TV …