The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The folks at The TV Addict did a little Internet sleuthing and found that NBC apparently signed up for Twitter feeds for some, but not all, of its pilots that are hoping for slots on the network's 2010 fall and midseason schedule. NBC's official "upfront" is not until May 17. …
When the weather gets nice like this, even us old kids can feel like young kids and remember sunny school days when we asked the teacher, "Can we have class outside today?" In New York City, a few comedy bookers hear you and are doing just that again this summer. …
It's nice to see that FX has some of its new promo commercials for Louis CK's upcoming sitcom, Louie, are online for all to see. Is it weird that when we see an ad nowadays, we immediately think we can go online and find it to see again and again? …
Comedy Central has released the first still image from the return of Matt Groening's Futurama, which has been on and off the air on multiple networks and DVD specials since 1999. New episodes debut June 24, with "Rebirth." Here's a glimpse of the characters, waiting to be reborn:
When I saw the TV footage from a very flooded Nashville, Tenn., earlier this week, I sent an email to the staff at Zanies comedy club and found out they remained fairly high and dry. Or at least not flooded, which is a better fate than what's befallen the Grand …
It's the Fifth of May, which is supposed to celebrate Mexico's improbable war victory over the French in 1862 (when the French still had a good reputation for war), but a lot of people think it's about drinking cheap Mexican beer and tequila. And with Arizona cracking down on Mexican …
The just-completed 2010 Tribeca Film Festival included stand-up comedian Ahmed Ahmed's documentary, Just Like Us, which took American comedy to the Middle East to show how Arabs have a sense of humor, too. I talked to Ahmed and you can see our chat here about breaking down the walls and stereotypes …
When a comedian shows up in a suit and tie, at least in this century, you don't expect the jokes coming out of his mouth to make you question his and your morality. That's one misdirect. But Ryan Stout, in his half-hour Comedy Central Presents, staged something even more devilish …
Someone told me the other day that Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival was so much fun, he wondered why more cities don't also have their own fests so we can do this year-round across the country? Well, we're closer to that point than he thinks. In fact, we have times during …
When an SUV loaded with explosives shut down Times Square on Saturday night, Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani was headlining a few blocks north at Carolines on Broadway. He sent out a notice to his Twitter followers early Sunday morning: "1 show left in NY Sun nt. Times Square was closed …