The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The folks at Slate have provided this fun look at all of the hullaballoo over Twitter as the latest, greatest Internet sensation, with a look at what could happen next. It's called Flutter. File under: Funny because it's probably going to be true.
Denis Leary appeared on last night's edition of Late Show with David Letterman (though taped on Monday), and after some funny banter from Leary ribbing Letterman for waiting 23 years before getting married to his girlfriend, Leary explains that he looks as good as he does at the age of …
If all you know about Kristen Schaal is her delightfully quirky turn as loyal fan Mel of Flight of the Conchords on the HBO sitcom, then you will want to tune in tonight as Comedy Central debuts Schaal's first half-hour special. With a medieval royal backdrop (that happens to timely …
John Mulaney finally gets some more exposure this weekend with the debut of his first half-hour Comedy Central Presents. At the taping last summer, he got a legitimate standing ovation (TV tapings notoriously get the crowd extra excited, but this time the ovation was warranted). A couple of notes: Mulaney …
Congratulations, Milwaukee. You are your fine people will be part of the show on April 18 when Louis CK films his third stand-up comedy in three years, and most likely his best yet, "Louis CK: Hilarious," at the Pabst Theater. Show times: 8 and 10:30 p.m., and tickets are on …
New York City comedian Brad Aldous has not been performing in any stand-up shows this spring, but he has a good reason for it. Aldous is part of the "Circus" concert tour for Miss Britney Spears, putting his past clowning experience to use in arenas across North America. And he …
Boston's NBC affiliate, WHDH-TV (Ch. 7), announced on its site last night that it would begin carrying an hour of news at 10 p.m. in September — going against the grain of its parent network, which plans to move Jay Leno into the primetime slot. Quite a development, considering Jay …
Jon Lovitz talked to Entertainment Tonight about the new three-story, beach-themed comedy club he plans to open at the end of May in the CityWalk complex at Universal Studios Hollywood. He told ET that he worked on the plans with the manager from the Irvine Improv.
A lot of people wondered after putting out Borat in 2006, whether and how Sacha Baron Cohen would still be able to find enough unsuspecting rubes to fall for his gay fashionista character, Bruno. Well, Cohen did it. You have begun reading about some of the antics already. So now …
Your short comedy film could earn you a cash prize in a new monthly contest at Carolines comedy club called Burnt Toast: Comics With Cameras. Judges will pick the top 10 submissions to show live at the club, and then judges plus the audience will reward the best of those …