The Definitive Guide to Comedy
“If you can laugh at yourself, you’re one step closer to freedom.” That’s how Jeffrey Ross, aka “The Roastmaster General,” describes his decision to venture …
That Frank Garcia-Hejl is showcasing his characters and impersonations to audiences of hundreds on weeknights in a basement, instead of to millions live on Saturday …
Enjoy this Throwback Thursday with a look back across a century of laughs and comedian-on-comedian ribbing as PBS premieres a new half-hour documentary on The …
Kevin Pollak is on his phone, negotiating terms of his next film, when I prepared to talk to him Tuesday about his first directorial effort, …
Each of the past couple of years has made a big impact personally and professionally on stand-up comedian Tig Notaro. And yet, somehow, it’s only …
Underestimate Paul Blart at your own peril. Or at least risk the embarrassment of not knowing that Kevin James makes major bank by turning his …
Comedy Central has been on a hot streak of late. The cable channel has led the resurgence of sketch comedy on TV — launching Key …
It’s OK to approach Oxygen’s Funny Girls with at least a bit of apprehension. Billed as a “docu-reality” series about six aspiring stand-up comedians too …
Start with an introduction reminiscent of Trading Places, shift into a reverse Pygmalion/My Fair Lady, then add an unhealthy amount of graphic visuals, racial conflict …
Trainwreck — presented Sunday night at SXSW in Austin as a “work-in-progress” — is a triumphant two-hour big-screen comedy that’s the best thing that could have …
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