The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you're spending any time in San Francisco between Jan. 14 and Feb. 2 in 2010, then you are in for many treats, because it's time once again for SF Sketchfest, a three-week celebration of comedy in all of its forms — not merely sketch, but also stand-up, game shows, …
Flight of the Conchords, the Grammy-winning musical comedy duo from New Zealand, announced today that they would not be continuing their HBO series for a third season. Here's the statement from Bret and Jemaine: Bret, Jemaine and James (co-creator/director) said ‚Äúwe‚Äôve noticed the less we say about the future of …
Jim Norton's "Uninvited Guest" segments for Jay Leno's primetime NBC show have been revealing for various reasons. Last night, he took it a little bit more literally when he poked fun at his body issues and his acting skills, describing how his manager sent him recently to audition for a …
Pauly Shore filed a lawsuit on Monday against his brother, Peter, over actions involving the family's treatment of the comedy family's matriarch, Mitzi Shore, and the ownership of The Comedy Store. RadarOnline talked to patriarch Sammy Shore about it yesterday, and posted the Shore family lawsuit online (misspelling Pauly's name …
Are you cold where you are? Right now, the answer is most probably yes. Well, then, here's something to heat up your winter: Comedy Central is returning to South Beach — Miami-style — for another edition of its South Beach Comedy Festival from Jan. 21-23, 2010. And you could win …
The new Laughing Skull Comedy Festival wants you to submit to their inaugural fest in Atlanta, and one way they're getting your attention (and mine) is by naming names in saying what the winner will get — booked gigs from several people, all of whom are named on the festival's …
Todd Barry is launching a four-city tour of New England this week, just in time for the holidays. That's why, isn't it, Todd? Here's what he told me: "I got an offer to do the Allston club, so I just told my booking agent to 'run wild' and book some …
Coming to Canada's CBC-TV on Jan. 12, 2010 (and America when????), it's the new eight-part miniseries from beloved comedy troupe Kids In The Hall, Death Comes to Town. A trailer went up recently on the CBC site, but here's something more to chew on, thanks to Funny or Die. Roll …
When Comedy Central announced its special "Hot List" showcase of new talented comedians, I could not say the list surprised me. Many of these people got multiple mentions here at The Comic's Comic in the past year, and when I thought about Kumail Nanjiani's achievements in the past year, even …
Good For The Jews (Rob Tannenbaum and David Fagin) kicks off a four-city tour with their funny Jewish comedian friends on Monday at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. They hit Los Angeles (Largo) on Dec. 9; Chicago's Lakeshore Theater, Dec. 19; and D.C.'s Jammin Java, Dec. 24. I asked Tannenbaum to …