Pablo Francisco puts it all out there in “They Put it Out There”
by Pablo Francisco is a whirling dervish of voices, noises, sound effects and impersonations. And on Francisco’s new CD/DVD, “They Put It Out There,” he puts it …
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Josh Gondelman, “Everything’s The Best!”
Josh Gondelman sincerely is one of the nicest people I know. Normally, in comedy circles, saying someone is nice is the “nice” way to say …
Louis Katz, “If These Balls Could Talk”
Before you begin listening to Louis Katz’s CD, “If These Balls Could Talk,” it’s important that you know a couple of things. Dave Attell is a …
Wyatt Cenac, “Comedy Person”
The CD, Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person, begins with a bit of a bait-and-switch, as it’s not Cenac, but rather Daily Show colleague John Hodgman who …
Norm Macdonald: “Me Doing Standup”
Norm Macdonald has gone on record saying that he tries to write jokes as short as possible. And on the record, Me Doing Standup (available …
DVD review: Patrice Oneal, “Elephant in the Room”
Patrice O’Neal embodied and espoused brutal honesty. And in his first, and regrettably only full special released during his lifetime, Oneal addressed the “Elephant in the …
The Dave Chappelle experience: Transcending comedy
Dave Chappelle said it himself last night during a 2-hour, 20-minute performance that lasted until 4 a.m. this morning at the Comedy Cellar: “I transcend …
Movie review: Kevin Hart’s “Laugh at My Pain”
Kevin Hart cites Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Martin Lawrence and The Kings of Comedy as his inspiration for bringing his latest stand-up effort to the …
Reviews / TV / Uncategorized
Can 41 million YouTube views be wrong? Assessing “In The Flow With Affion Crockett”
Reading the TV tea leaves seems fairly simple once you read enough of them, because television executives tend to follow certain predictable patterns. Such as: …
Review: Marc Maron, “This Has To Be Funny”
Marc Maron, This Has To Be Funny (Comedy Central Records) The liner notes by public radio darling Ira Glass could just as well serve as …