The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Welcome to Sweden, and now fare thee well, Sweden. Amy Poehler said goodbye to NBC and Parks and Recreation earlier this year, and barely anyone stuck around to watch her brother, Greg, toil away with his wife and new life in Sweden. Viewership of Welcome to Sweden — in its …
Robert Klein made his 87th appearance on The Tonight Show on Friday night, but ’twas his first time performing stand-up when Jimmy Fallon hosted — and his first time in that New York City studio since 1973. Which makes him a certifiable member of AARP. Don’t know about AARP? Want …
If all of this talk about and from Montreal’s Just For Laughs has you feeling left out of what’s hot in the comedy game right now, no need to fear. You can see who’s hot right now on your cable TV, thanks to the first-ever stand-up special recorded this spring …
Last Comic Standing returns for the start of season 9 tonight on NBC, and The Comic’s Comic already has told you who to keep your eyes peeled for among the Top 100 stand-up comedians invited to perform and compete this summer. So now’s the time to get excited. Excite yourself …
Just For Laughs, currently in the homestretch of its 33rd annual congregration of comedians and comedy bigwigs, has announced broadcast plans to share the laughs from this year’s live shows to TV audiences in the United States, Canada, Australia and wherever you can stream comedy showcases online. Here are the …
With $30 million in box-office receipts from her first weekend as the star/writer of her first feature film, Amy Schumer‘s ascent to the A-list level of star status has not been lost on anyone, including Schumer. Nor has she lost sight of her funny friends who helped her and stood …
Judd Apatow performed stand-up on Monday night’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and it’s so fascinating and fun to see Apatow return to the game after some two decades away from it. What he brings to it now, with age and experience and also not having to worry while also …
Australian comedian James Smith made it back to the States this week to perform on Thursday night’s Conan. Smith is single, ladies! Ah, but there’s a catch. As a single fella, he’s figured out what he’s willing to do for a mate, and more importantly, what he’s not willing to …
The nominees for 2015’s Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed Thursday, and there’s plenty of honors and kudos to go around — from broadcast networks to cable channels to streaming online sites, everyone found something to be happy about. Even amid the snubs. But first, the congratulations! Twenty-five nominations for Comedy …
