The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The Internet tells us all sorts of curious, wonderful and curiously wonderful things. Such as. This morning, I woke up and the Internet (through its legion of paid, subsidized and volunteer messengers) told me that Zach Galifianakis was turning 40 today. Happy Birthday, Zach! Then the Internet showed me this: …
"I've got nothing on Kanye…too many things rhyme with Rock." — Chris Rock, during a surprise 40-minute guest set Tuesday night at the Comedy Cellar, as the stand-up comedian worked out new material and expanded upon older jokes. Rock will appear Thursday on NBC's The Jay Leno Show. Rock won an …
Here's something you don't see every day, or night. Comedian Mike Birbiglia was performing at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Michigan when stagehands interrupted him to warn that a fire had broken out…in the theater! Birbiglia handles the entire situation quite humorously. But I'm not sure what's funnier about …
If you have watched the first two episodes of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, then perhaps you have wondered what all of the hullaballoo about a Seinfeld reunion was about, because, there has been very little mentioned about it thus far. That's all about to change next week. The teaser at …
On Friday's live edition of Oprah Winfrey's show, Jay Leno spoke to Oprah via satellite about his first two weeks competing in primetime on NBC. Oprah also turned the tables on Leno with her own silly 10 questions segment. But about The Jay Leno Show? When Oprah asked him how …
Here are your five finalists in this year's 34th annual San Francisco Comedy Competition. Pictured clockwise from far left: Danny Bevins from Los Angeles, Jarrod Harris from Atlanta, Tom Simmons from Los Angeles, Maureen Langan from New York City, and Rodger Lizaola from Seattle. The finals take place over five nights, Tuesday-Saturday, …
Aziz Ansari returned to New York City this week to promote the second season of NBC's Parks and Recreation, and also dropped back into the comedy scene for a few shows. One of his stops was "Whiplash," the Monday late-night stand-up showcase that replaced Ansari's "Crash Test" at the UCB …
The New York Television Festival has been holding court at New World Stages and The Paley Center this week, offering sneak preview screenings of new fall TV shows, panel talks and competitions for new pilots. It's pretty much all free, but because of that, you'll have to make sure you …
Do you feel like you're already in withdrawal from Michael & Michael Have Issues? Well, if you can hold on a few weeks, you may get to see Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter perform live in your city. Or you can sit right down (are you sitting down yet?) …
Frank Santos, who made a name for himself entertaining crowds across New England and in casinos across the country as "The R-Rated Hypnotist," died in his sleep overnight at his home in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Santos was 60. He was a fixture at the Comedy Connection clubs in Massachusetts and …