2009 Emmy nominees in comedy
by Early this morning, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award nominees, and E Pluribus Unum, everyone, am I right? …
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Ellen’s Bigger, Longer, and Wider audience Q&A
Ellen DeGeneres took questions from the audience at the end of her latest variety special, which taped last week in Chicago at the Just For …
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Review: “Let Freedom Hum” with Martin Short (TBS)
The TBS broadcasts from the inaugural Just For Laughs Chicago festival kick off tonight with Let Freedom Hum, a stand-up showcase hosted by a Canadian …
Louis CK films a standup comedy pilot for FX
We have a lot of catching up to do. First, let's share this news with you about Louis CK, who in addition to recording plenty …
Martin Lawrence developing Starz sitcom based on Gary Owen
The trades report that Starz has given a script commitment to Martin Lawrence to develop a half-hour comedy based on the life of stand-up comedian …
JFL Chicago: Robert Smigel on creating SNL’s Super Fans, “Da Bears”
Robert Smigel began his comedy career in Chicago, and during the 1988 writers strike, Smigel returned to the Windy City and, with fellow SNL striking …
JFL Chicago: Behind the scenes of Ellen’s Bigger Longer & Wider Show (TBS)
Ellen DeGeneres taped her third TBS variety special last night as part of the inaugural Just For Laughs Chicago comedy festival — Ellen's Bigger Longer …
Melanie Hutsell does Paula Deen, to Paula Deen
Melanie Hutsell performed on Saturday Night Live for three seasons in the early 1990s, and by far her most recognizable character was her portrayal of …
Army Sgt. Benari Poulten: Stephen Colbert’s comedy liasion in Iraq
Sometimes you find your life as a stand-up and sketch comedian in New York City interrupted when your other life as a soldier in the …
Bill Burr on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
Bill Burr was the first comedian to perform stand-up on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. A couple of things stuck out: First, obviously, the …