The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Watching the new fall season of network TV, it’s easy to forget that none of these shows exists in a vacuum. You may love or …
Jim Norton hopes you watch his new EPIX stand-up special, American Degenerate, but as the title of his 2012 special for the cable channel went, …
“This is my first one-hour special, and they said I record it anywhere I wanted. And I said, this is it. I’m coming back to …
If you want to know why the fuss about New Faces, it’s all about showing show business some new show for their business. All of …
Crowd work, in the hands of a lesser comic, is a crutch to kill time while making the audience feel like it’s part of the …
If the atmosphere at the New Faces Characters showcase at Montreal’s Just For Laughs feels a bit more heightened than in years past, it’s likely because …
We make a big deal in the comedy industry about “New Faces” in Montreal because the comedy industry makes a big deal about it. TV …
You don’t have to travel the world to see how global stand-up comedy has become in the digital age. You can see it right here, …
There’s more than a little bit of myth-building going on right from the start of Kevin Hart’s newest stand-up comedy concert film. But when you …
Ask most comedians today who they love and loved watching perform, and Richard Pryor’s name is more likely than not to make the cut as …
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