The Definitive Guide to Comedy
For a look at this year's sketch groups at Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy fest, take a click over to IFC's Details Are Sketchy, where I contributed a few thoughts as a guest blogger today. The way my fest schedule played out, I ended up seeing so much more of …
Eugene Mirman is ready to host his second annual Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival this coming Sept. 17-20, 2009, in Brooklyn. As you can see, he's already got some great talent lined up to perform, and if its anything like last year — which included canvas bags and laminates to make …
Hey, if you're reading this and are near the New Jersey part of New York City, then perhaps you already are enjoying the comedy portion of this year's All Points West festival. If not, then here are some details about said comedy tent at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. …
Comedy Central will tape its fourth season of Live at Gotham in August. That's good news, not just for comedy fans who want to see some new stand-up comedians, but also, and perhaps more importantly, for the up-and-coming performers getting their first Comedy Central credits. Would you like to know …
George Lopez was the talk of the TCA (Television Critics Association) press junket in California earlier this week, there to promote his entry into the late-night talk-show field, Lopez Tonight, which will air Monday-Thursday at 11 p.m. starting Nov. 9, 2009, on TBS. Previously, Lopez had talked up his TBS talk …
Hey, loyal readers and Googlers! I'm exhausted right now, so before I get to some more comprehensive reviews and analysis from Montreal, I thought I'd share with you something silly to look at and forward to your friends. Al Yankovic sent out a Tweet this morning showcasing one of his …
Before I left for Montreal, a comedian told me that walking the streets of London with Jimmy Carr is quite the experience, seeing as fans tend to stop Carr quite often to tell him how funny he is. Carr doesn't yet have that same fame in the United States, though it's …
Joan Rivers got roasted on Sunday night in Los Angeles, and Comedy Central will broadcast an edited version of The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers on Aug. 9, 2009. You'll see some of the usual suspects on the dais (Jeffrey Ross, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried), but no Lisa Lampanelli, …
Even though many in the comedy industry were in Montreal last week, the comedy world kept making news. Go figure. Here's what you (and by you, I mean, of course, me) might have missed: Remember when Katt Williams got arrested by the NYPD and almost missed his debut at Carnegie …
As I sit here, living off of the boissons gratis of the 24-hour Subway restaurant and paying for temporary WiFi access in Montreal's Trudeau airport terminal, I realize that my initial plan to bring you a full slate of reviews from Montreal's Just For Laughs festival today might not come …