The Definitive Guide to Comedy
We're knee-deep in pilot season, and the trades are packed full of announcements by the networks of deals made and scripts ordered, but we all need to remind ourselves that many of these shows will never make it to the airwaves. That's why Spike TV's announcement yesterday — yes, Spike …
Jon Glaser is responsible for some pretty ridiculous concepts, and I have to congratulate him once again for getting this premise onto the airwaves — Delocated, which debuts Thursday night on Adult Swim (10:30 p.m. Eastern), stars Glaser as the father of a family that ends up in the witness …
Though his comedy career spans over a quarter-century as an actor, writer and producer, and he's got a Peabody Award on his mantle (or wherever he keeps it), Larry Wilmore is recognized in the literal sense most by people for his recent work as a correspondent for The Daily Show …
The late George Carlin won a posthumous Grammy Award tonight for Best Comedy Album his final recorded performance, "It's Bad For Ya." His daughter, Kelly, accepted the award on his behalf during today's pre-telecast portion of the 51st annual Grammy Awards. Reuters reported that she recalled that "in a chemically …
The first time I ever saw Joe DeRosa, he was opening for Dave Chappelle in an arena packed with 8,000 fans who had no idea who DeRosa was. He came out strong and agressively won them over. But this Philadelphia-area native didn't have to worry so much when taping his …
Dan Levy grew up in Connecticut, attended comedy factory Emerson College in Boston, and now plies his stand-up trade in Los Angeles. For his first Comedy Central Presents, Levy shared what is was like running into Justin Timberlake at the gym, warned against doing drugs while sightseeing in Amsterdam, suggested …
In the three years and five months since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many comedians have cracked jokes about Katrina and the city. You can Google it if you'd like a refresher. Several stand-ups mocked the naming process for hurricanes, or how the government failed to respond (heckuva job, Brownie, …
MTV continues to dip its toes back into the waters of actual professional comedy (as opposed to the "reality" programming most viewers watch for laughs) this Sunday with the premiere of The CollegeHumor Show (9:30 p.m. Eastern). It has an initial six-episode order. What should we expect? I talked to …
Over the past few years, Nick Kroll has amassed quite a bit of on-camera experience saying funny things, from VH1's Best Week Ever to sitcoms such as Cavemen and Worst Week. But many things still amused me on Wednesday night when I watched Nick Kroll make his network television debut …
If you turn on your TV these days, and you probably do this, unless you never turn the darned thing off, then you may have noticed more and more New York City comedians getting involved in big-time mainstream commercial advertising. Then again, perhaps this always has been the case, but …