The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Baron Vaughn and I share many common traits. OK, so maybe the hair isn't one of those commonalities. But we do both have a fascination with, and sometimes crush upon, the women who anchor the TV news. For me, it's for the love of journalism. Obviously. For Vaughn? Well, I'll …
IFC has ordered a six-episode debut of a comedy series called Portlandia, starring SNL's Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein. Production begins this month in Portland, Ore., with Lorne Michaels executive producing. It's expected to wrap in mid-September, just in time for Armisen to return to work on SNL before its …
What if I were to tell you that Peter and Bobby Farrelly were putting together a collage of wacky comedy shorts to become the next generation's version of Kentucky Fried Movie? OK, now what if James Gunn were to tell you that, considering he has directed Elizabeth Banks and Josh …
When Adult Swim began airing episodes of Childrens' Hospital last month, they aired an ad for a different kind of action show called National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle. It's an over-the-top spoof starring Paul Scheer, with contributions from Rob Riggle, June Diane Raphael and Brandon Johnson. …
News broke over the weekend that Julie Klausner's memoir, I Don't Care About Your Band, may become a HBO series, starring Lizzy Caplan as Klausner. OK. Several things. Did you see that picture Deadline used of Caplan (see above)? Have you seen Lizzy Caplan at all? Would you like to …
Remember the old days when Will Ferrell would make Jimmy Fallon crack up in front of a live studio audience? Well, the old days are new again as Ferrell showed up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ostensibly to promote his new movie The Other Guys, but also to make …
TGIF was doubly so in a weirdly coincidental way this past Friday, as The PIT (Peoples Improv Theater) announced it had acquired a new space just hours before the UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade) started its 12th annual Del Close Marathon and updated everyone on the status of its expansion into …
This message showed up in my inbox today, and considering Eugene Mirman's "Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival" manages to rival many of the other comedy festivals out there, it's worth noting and marking said calendars. Sept. 16-19, 2010. Brooklyn, New York. I'm there. Wait. I'm here already. I'm here. Let's do …
The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff taped on Sunday night in Los Angeles, and will air on Aug. 15, 2010, and to get us more interested in actually watching the darned thing, the network has produced some one-liner clips of quips from the dais. Would you like to see …
Here's the thing. Stand-up comedians have a tough road if they want to win NBC's America's Got Talent. You know it. I know it. Even judge Howie Mandel knows it. So it's interesting to watch the path of Philadelphia-based stand-up Doogie Horner, who faced a hostile crowd at his first …