The Definitive Guide to Comedy
OK, comedy fans. We're back with the first (of how many? of how many???) episodes from the New York City auditions, and after some more glimpses of Tommy Johnagin and a naked Andy Ofiesh, here's Craig Robinson strolling down the sidewalk of West 23rd Street on his keytar with judges …
What happens if you make a career for yourself as one of Italy's top satirists, only for people to eventually find out that you have used jokes and routines from more than 100 American stand-up comedians to make all of your points, claiming them to be yours? Well, meet Daniele …
There's a new documentary film about British comedians The Mighty Boosh and their devoted fans — fans so devoted that the two NYC screenings of Journey of the Childmen: The Mighty Boosh on Tour sold out even before the 92YTribeca announced that Mighty Boosh creators Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt …
In this clip from Jordan Brady's documentary on stand-up comedy, I Am Comic, we see Craig Anton (original member of MADtv, as well as the dad on Phil of the Future and voice in Tom Goes to the Mayor) break down the art of writing a set, from set-up to …
If you watched the debut last night of The Green Room with Paul Provenza on Showtime, then perhaps you saw a few comedians in the audience. And perhaps you wondered, hey, is that guy sitting behind Eddie Izzard in fact Ken Ober, who died in November? Well, yes. Yes it …
If you're one of the 10 finalists in season seven of NBC's Last Comic Standing, and you know who you are (as do I and other comedy sleuths, though the final 10 won't be revealed for a couple of weeks yet), and if you feel good about your chances on …
This just in the mailbag: Comedy Central has announced that David Hasselhoff will be the network's 2010 roast of honor, as comedians will trot out their best Baywatch, drunken cheeseburger, Knight Rider and German singing jokes this summer. The special will air on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Manufactured quotes? Sure …
Doogie Horner may not be featured on NBC's Last Comic Standing this summer, but overnight, he became a TV sensation on the same network — at least if Howie Mandel and the producers of America's Got Talent have anything to say about it. Horner (who made my November 2009 list …
If you like you some high-octane, all-star improvised comedy showcases, and would like to see them all in one concentrated neighborhood of NYC's Manhattan island in the sweatiest part of summer, then the Upright Citizens Brigade is here for you for a 12th year with the latest installment of its …
And so it begins again. Two years since we last left NBC's Last Comic Standing with an abrupt five-person finale, the show has returned to us, reborn with a new host (Craig Robinson), new judges (Andy Kindler, Natasha Leggero and Greg Giraldo) and a new promise to focus firmly and …