The Definitive Guide to Comedy
So that Charlie Sheen clip on GSN's Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza aired last night. I wish this had aired months ago. Because then, anyone who wondered about Charlie Sheen's live comedy skills could have seen that he had none. And anyone who wanted to help Charlie Sheen mount a live comedy …
Dan Abramson used to work as the "associate comedy editor" at The Huffington Post. Now he fills a similar role at Funny or Die. And today, Abramson supplies this flowchart to help you decide whether you should join the class-action lawsuit against HuffPo. Fun facts!
Hopeful thoughts go out to Eddie Pepitone, Fahim Anwar and the rest of the cast of NBC's sitcom pilot, Family Practice, which tapes tonight before a live studio audience in Studio City, Calif. The potential sitcom stars Andrew J. West as a doctor who leaves his job to return home …
If you Google, "What's Alan Watching?" you'll likely end up at TV critic Alan Sepinwall's column on HitFix. But in 1989, What's Alan Watching? was a TV sitcom pilot Paramount had produced for CBS that didn't make get a green light. Nothing weird about that, right? Most pilots don't get …
I used to want to win a Webby Award. Until I realized years ago that you had to pay several hundreds of dollars just to be considered for one. Yes. Really. It's that democratic. You only have to be fabulously wealthy and successful already to pay for the privilege of …
We never did find out Whose Line Is It Anyway? But the gang's all back together again to perform short-form improv games, only this time they're on a big Vegas resort stage (at the MGM Grand) and it's all for Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, which debuts tonight at 8 and 11, airing weeknights …
In case you missed it either when they taped The Comedy Awards in late March, or when the ceremony aired April 10 on Comedy Central and its partner MTV Networks stations, here is the full list of winners from the inaugural edition: Comedy Film: The Other Guys Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy …
I was fortunate enough last night to meet Mary and Steve Hicks, the mother and brother of late, great comedian Bill Hicks. They were in New York City to attend a screening of American: The Bill Hicks Story. I'm not sure which of the other cities they'll be visiting as …
The Comedy Awards, airing Sunday on multiple Viacom networks, aren't just about celebrating great work by comedians and comedic actors over the past year. They're also a chance to help out our fellow comedians in need. MTV Networks and Comedy Central have helped launch the American Comedy Fund, which will …
Anything Shaq can do, Ron Artest can do better? Well, that remains to be seen, but Artest sure seems willing to give live comedy a try, as the Los Angeles Laker will spend at least two nights after the 2010-11 NBA season ends this summer hosting stand-up (and performing, too!) …