T.J. Miller, “No Real Reason” (DVD) and “The Extended Play EP” (CD)
by T.J. Miller put out two comedy projects of more than an hour each under his name in 2011, a CD (“The Extended Play EP”) and …
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Doug Stanhope, “Oslo — Burning the Bridge to Nowhere”
Unlike any comedy DVD you’ve seen before, Doug Stanhope opens his 2011 release, “Oslo – Burning the Bridge to Nowhere,” with a taped introductory message, sitting behind …
Tig Notaro, “Good One”
Tig Notaro’s “Good One” wound up on multiple best-of lists in 2011. The CD certainly opens with a bang, as Notaro is brought onstage by …
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Patton Oswalt, “Finest Hour”
Patton Oswalt has reached that level of success where he’s compelled to say up top, “Nothing I’m going to say will live up to that!” to …
Jim Norton, “Despicable”
Can you separate the Jim Norton you hear on Opie & Anthony’s radio show from the Jim Norton you see on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show …
Jen Kirkman, “Hail to the Freaks”
Jen Kirkman is the funniest person in Chelsea Handler’s Chelsea Lately circle of comedian friends. By a mile. And then some. Kirkman proves that once …
Tommy Johnagin, “Stand Up Comedy 2”
At the outset of Tommy Johnagin‘s second stand-up comedy CD — titled, well, “Stand Up Comedy 2” — the comedian implores upon the audience: “Don’t suck. …
Daniel Tosh, “Happy Thoughts” (CD/DVD)
At this point in his career, Daniel Tosh has two different personas in the public’s eye. To strangers, he’s a clever stand-up comedian with observations …
Christina Pazsitzky, “It’s Hard Being A Person”
Christina Pazsitzky makes it easy to laugh at and with her. Pazsitsky opens her debut comedy disc, “It’s Hard Being A Person,” (Rooftop Comedy) from Go …
Baron Vaughn, “Raised By Cable”
I’ve called Baron Vaughn a quintuple threat before, praising his ability to weave back and forth from joke-telling, acting, dancing, singing and rapping, plus an …