The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Dwayne Perkins isn’t old. But as he related to us on Thursday night’s Arsenio, Perkins is old enough now to know that he seems creepy even talking to an 18-year-old woman. There’s a Bell Curve to creepiness, Perkins explains. Where are you on the curve? Don’t break the curve. There’s …
What would Chad Daniels do without his wife? What would he do all on his lonesome, why don’t you ask him. On Thursday night’s Conan, Daniels knows enough about himself to know that he can raise another human being to be at least however old he is. And that leads …
Meeting today’s TV Critics Association in Pasadena, the cast of IFC’s new miniseries spoof, The Spoils of Babylon, seemed both apologetic and triumphant. Tragically triumphant? Tobey Maguire told the critics: “For those of you who will watch this, I’m sorry and you’re welcome.” Kristen Wiig added: “It’s always fun to …
The third season of AXS TV’s weekly stand-up comedy showcase series, Gotham Comedy Live, kicks off tonight with a new host who’s also on board as consulting producer. It’s Jim Breuer, as you remember seeing on Saturday Night Live or listening to on SiriusXM. Tonight he’ll host live at 10 …
Tonight is the 100th episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, which seems entirely plausible and yet also miraculous, considering the state of network television programming at NBC in the 2010s. Of course, throwing the word miracle around is a dubious prospect. As even Parks and Rec‘s co-creator, Michael Schur, noted …
Sure, everyone who loves comedy is talking today about the bold new miniseries farce, The Spoils of Babylon, which debuts tonight on IFC. But if you think that’s bold, then you should have, would have and could have seen something even crazier from the cable network. Like the 1980s soap …
It’s not D’oh. It’s LEGO! The Simpsons are now — or as of February 2014 — available to you for playing in miniature. Don’t believe me or that giant picture above? Here are a couple of LEGO employees to explain it all, and show it off, to you, in detail. …
J Chris Newberg has a guitar, and he will use it. He’s not just messing with you. Oh, he’ll let you know when he’s messing with you — and give you helpful tips in case you encounter a bouncer or a police officer and want to, well, mess around. Here …
“I’m very lucky in that I get a lot of good TV and movie parts. And I think for me — because you said — as a stand-up, I just love that I get to bring so much laughter and joy to people through the parts that I get. You …
Scott Bateman knows what it’s like to have multiple identities and realities. Sure, he has a couple thousand followers of his personal Twitter feed @Disalmanacarian, but that’s nothing compared to the almost 70,000 following him @Disalmanac, the feed that has birthed fun facts and witty charts and graphs — which …
