The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you missed the debut of Chelsea Peretti's first half-hour Comedy Central Presents, which aired over the weekend, then you can relive it through recaps. Peretti opened by acknowledging her "weird actractiveness level" with the audience, as they're apt to be judging her on her looks before she gets them …
You've heard of the Guinness Book of World Records. If you're on the Internet, which I know you are, then you may have heard of the URDB. UCB original Matt Besser isn't listed in either of these record databases, although he claims to own several comedy records already. Among them: …
Former SNLer Casey Wilson has posted some photos from behind-the-scenes of her upcoming ABC sitcom, Happy Endings, which is scheduled to debut April 13. The cast also includes Elisha Cuthbet, Eliza Coupe, Damon Wayans Jr., Adam Pally and Zachary Knighton. Here's one of Wilson as Snooki. You like? (Via Whatevs) …
The 92Y caught a lot of flack over its recent panel with Steve Martin because the conversation with the comedian spent more time on his love of art than it did on things that the Upper East Side venue's audience wanted to hear: Namely, things that are funny. They're making …
Remember all the way back to a few nights ago, when TNT's Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley baited Tracy Morgan on live TV into a who'd-you-rather game between Tina Fey (Morgan's boss on 30 Rock) and Sarah Palin? The game backfired on them when Morgan joked that Palin made for …
HBO has set a date for the new version of Pee-wee Herman's show, straight from Broadway to your TV. The new and improved Pee-wee Herman on Broadway will debut on March 19, 2011. Roll the clip! And if you're too young to remember the 1970s, then brace yourselves, because …
Another January, another year of comedians seeing how badly their fans want to click and click again on Jokes.com to vote for a one-time rebroadcast of their half-hour Comedy Central Presents. Oh, wait. Let me rephrase that. It's the annual Comedy Central Stand-Up Showdown! Find out who made the Top …
Oh, the jokes everybody is making at the expense of one Charlie Sheen, who seems to act as though he's still "Wild Thing" from Major League, even though that movie came out 22 years ago, which not only would make Sheen too old to be behaving like this, but also …
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Some other headlines of the past day involving comedians and comedy: HBO announced it would film and broadcast Colin Quinn's current Broadway show, Long Story Short. HBO will tape the performances on Feb. 2-3, and air it as a special sometime in April. (NYT) Jon Stewart has been named to …