The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Amended! When I wrote earlier today about HBO's plans to film a one-off special called Talking Funny with Louis CK, Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld, and mentioned Showtime's The Green Room with Paul Provenza, I should also have mentioned a third televised possibility. That's because Greg Behrendt's pilot, …
The tributes continue to roll out for the late Greg Giraldo. Thanks to Matt Ruby for pointing me to comedian Jon Fisch's podcast, In the Tank, which recently sat down a number of comedians, associates and fans of Giraldo to talk about him. Those offering words and praise to Fisch …
Michael Showalter has a new thing he's tumbling on Tumblr called Lost in Plot, in which he talks to other creative types about the writing process. Today Showalter questions comedian Mike Birbiglia about it, which is timely since Birbigs has a new book out called "Sleepwalk With Me: And Other …
My friends across the pond at Chortle reported yesterday that HBO will be filming a one-off special this fall called "Talking Funny," in which Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Louis CK sit down to talk shop about comedy and themselves. At Showtime, meanwhile, they've already ordered a second …
The calendar may say Nov. 10, 2010, but it's already Thanksgiving for The Apple Sisters, your favorite female trio that's forever retro. Remember when they got a little corny over corn? Now The Apple Sisters have set their sights on gravy with this new fake ad, just in time for …
Were you one of the 10,000 people lucky enough to be reading Team Coco's page and Twitter feed and have fast fingers to type in the code for a free T-shirt? I succeeded on one day. The day featuring an orange shirt with Conan posing with an owl and the …
Belated congratulations to Nate Bargatze for winning the 2010 edition of the New York's Funniest Stand-Up competition. The contest finals were held Saturday afternoon at Carolines, but the announcement was only just made official today. Maybe they needed all that time to Photoshop his photo? Regardless, congrats to Nate on …
Tina Fey was in Washington, D.C., last night to receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from The Kennedy Center. Many of her funny, famous friends were in attendance to show their support, and you'll be able to watch the proceedings when PBS airs footage from the event …
Jeff Zucker's reign at NBC is almost over, and last night, he was supporting his wife, Caryn, who along with comedian Bob Saget produced an annual benefit show for the Scleroderma Research Foundation called Cool Cuisine, Hot Comedy, at Carolines on Broadway. See WireImage photos from the event. This is …
FOX has announced it will roll out an extended sneak preview of its upcoming animated series, Bob's Burgers, on Thanksgiving night during its two-hour broadcast of The Simpsons Movie. It's another early sign of support for Bob's Burgers, which is good news for comedy fans, since the series is voiced …