The Definitive Guide to Comedy
On his new CD, “Hear This!” you have to wait until the encore to hear about potential new greeting cards that keep it real in the world of Dan Cummins. Online, you don’t have to wait that long. Just click this clip of Cummins from Wednesday night’s Tonight Show with …
On Oct. 1, 2012 — the 50th anniversary of Johnny Carson‘s debut on The Tonight Show on NBC — a military base in California turned up footage long thought lost of the legendary late late-night TV host. The find is just one of the more remarkable events happening this fall …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… The inaugural NYC PodFest, Jan. 12-13, 2013, has announced its full lineup for live broadcasts at The PIT, which shall include “How Was Your Week” (Julie Klausner), “RISK!” (Kevin Allison), “The Dork Forest” (Jackie Kashian), “Dave Hill’s Podcasting Incident” (Dave Hill), “The Jeff Rubin …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Lucille Bliss, the original voice of Elroy on The Jetsons and Smurfette on The Smurfs, died Nov. 8. She was 96. A memorial for Bliss will be held Tuesday at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland will go …
Stephen Falk created and executive produced an NBC sitcom that you may never see on TV, Next Caller, starring Dane Cook and co-starring Collette Wolfe and Jeffrey Tambor. The show was more than halfway through production, scheduled to debut in early 2013, when NBC abruptly pulled the plug on it. …
Saturday Night Live has posted more and more of its sketches that didn’t make it past the live dress rehearsal. Last night’s episode — hosted by Jeremy Renner — contained a whopper of a Thanksgiving sketch that included a loud, audible “Oh shit!” moment. Roll the clip! https://www.hulu.com/watch/426524 In the …
Feelings of excitement and anticipation did not accompany this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live — neither the inclusion of host Jeremy Renner nor musical guest Maroon 5 could induce such emotions. Something real and unexpected could, though. For the second consecutive week, SNL provoked deep, true hearty laughs out …
Chris Tucker joked this past week that his new stand-up comedy tour is called his “IRS Tour,” a reference to his owing the Internal Revenue Service more than $11 million. Tucker told Jimmy Fallon that he had taped a new stand-up comedy film last week in his hometown of Atlanta …
Carmen Lynch won the inaugural She-Devil Comedy Festival contest a couple of weeks ago in Long Island City, where I was one of the judges, and Friday night, Lynch made her debut on Late Show with David Letterman! Coincidence? No. But I cannot take credit for it. Lynch is and …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Comedy Central has renewed The Burn with Jeffrey Ross for a six-episode second season, coming back on Jan. 8, 2013. “I’m delighted to be off the road for a while and back to work on ‘The Burn,’” said Ross. “I consider it my personal …
