Piff The Magic Dragon and Taylor Williamson perform on AGT: Champions
by Piff The Magic Dragon may not have won America’s Got Talent, nor even advanced to the finals of AGT: Champions, but he revealed on Monday’s …
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R.I.P. William Stephenson (1957-2019)
William Stephenson and I once shared 50 straight hours together inside The Comic Strip. Stephenson was hosting. I was live-blogging. We may have been the …
The UCBEast Theatre will close Feb. 9, 2019
The Beast took years longer than expected to open, but the Upright Citizen Brigade’s theater in the East Village will close with relatively short notice. …
Preacher Lawson advances to finals on America’s Got Talent: The Champions
Round one of AGT: The Champions aired Monday night on NBC, and if everything else proceeds as this did, we’ll see 10 all-stars perform each …
9 comedians, 2 ventriloquists competing on America’s Got Talent: The Champions
American TV audiences will finally get to hear Susan Boyle sing in primetime. Boyle is one of 50 acts from the Got Talent franchise worldwide, …
Watch Carol Burnett accept the first Carol Burnett Award from the Golden Globes (and read her acceptance speech)
“Does this mean I get to accept it every year? But you know, my first love growing up was the movies. I’d see as many …
Netflix takes down Patriot Act episode about Saudi Arabia, but leaves it up on YouTube
If you think Donald Trump’s response to Saudi Arabia has been weak, then what do you make of Netflix? The streaming giant recently capitulated to …
R.I.P. Bob Einstein (1942-2019)
You knew Stewart Robert Einstein by many other names. Officer Judy. Super Dave. Marty Funkhouser. However you knew him, Bob Einstein cemented his comedy legacy as …
CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase announces 2019 cast
The CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase, a staple for 14 years, will begin a run of six shows starting Jan. 15 at the El Portal …
Comedy films premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
At the end of the year, as we celebrate the best of the past 12 months, it’s good to remember just how much we loved …