The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Whether or not he knows this already, this is the complete to-do list for Katt Williams in 2013: TAKE THE REST OF THE YEAR OFF Hey, Katt. You can say you’re retired. You can say you’re unretired. Doesn’t matter to us. Either way, just stop. Just for a moment. Just …
How do you get your own TV talk show? Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer, the comedians fronting the new weekly MTV late-night talker, Nikki & Sara LIVE, have their own answers. Hints: Start early, make sacrifices and make your pitch count. Roll the clip! Related: Sara Schaefer also advice for …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… IFC announced its principal cast for the upcoming animated series, Out There, which premieres Feb. 22, 2013, from creator Ryan Quincy (who’ll voice the main character). Quincy will be joined by the voices for Pamela Adlon, Fred Armisen, Linda Cardellini, John DiMaggio, Kate …
Do you need a funny face to brighten up your days in 2013? Photographer Dan Dion is here to help. Whether you already have a calendar or not for this year, Dion has a new photo for each of the next 365 days. His Comic Portrait-A-Day kicks off this Jan. …
Judd Apatow has been the biggest behind-the-scenes name in big-screen comedy for the past few years. But it’s only now, at the end of 2012, and the release of his latest semi-autobiographical film, This is 40, that CBS and 60 Minutes has served up a profile of the comedian-turned-filmmaker. Anderson …
Sara Schaefer is one half of Nikki & Sara Live, a new weekly late-night talk show debuting on MTV on Jan. 29, 2013 — they’re profiled in today’s issue of The New York Times, and Schaefer and Glaser also have a popular podcast, You Had to Be There. Schaefer previously …
IFC’s wonderfully clever sketch comedy series Portlandia, starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as an assortment of characters from Portland, Ore., returns for its third season on Jan. 4, 2013. You can catch up with the first two seasons during a 24-hour Portlandia marathon that begins on IFC at 6 p.m. …
Chris Spencer is really a husband in Hollywood, but when he created Real Husbands of Hollywood for BET, putting Kevin Hart and other funny celebrities together in an awards show sketch proved so popular that it’s a cable TV hit even before the first full season debuts on Jan. 15, 2013. …
As 2012 comes to a close, Nate Dern celebrates his first full year as artistic director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, overseeing one of the hubs for developing young sketch and improv comedic actors. Dern’s UCB bio lists his TV appearances on Comedy Central’s Daily …
Nick Kroll’s Comedy Central sketch comedy show, Kroll Show, debuts in a couple of weeks. But 2013 and Christmas both come early for comedy fans as two more sketches already have hit the YouTubes. In “Ref Jeff,” Kroll plays an NBA referee who wants to be friends with the players, …
