The Definitive Guide to Comedy
As much as I’d like to think I’m a shining beacon leading you out of the darkness when it comes to covering comedy, well, I am, but I’m not the only one who cares enough about comedy to cover it. Which is why I’m extending my coverage of the comedy …
I knew I should have gone to today’s Friars Club Roast of Matt Lauer! I’d seen Jeffrey Ross try out some of his roast jokes earlier this week at Seth Herzog’s Sweet show at The Slipper Room, but reluctantly didn’t ask Ross to get me into the roast. Argh. Ross …
Many comedians are using their offstage time to sound off on the 2008 presidential election, now less than two weeks away. The Huffington Post, in particular, appears to be a platform for several comedians… Larry David doesn’t know if he can handle watching the election returns come in on Nov. …
For many years, fans of classic sitcoms Happy Days and The Andy Griffith Show have wondered what happened to Ron Howard, who became famous as a child and teen actor on those TV shows, then moved into filmmaking. Would he ever revisit those characters, those shows? Well, for Barack Obama, …
Can you wait another week for the third season of NBC’s 30 Rock to start? What’s that? You don’t have to wait, because the Oct. 30 episode is online today, Oct. 23, for you to enjoy online. If you want to watch "Do-Over," written by Tina Fey and featuring Megan …
You may have your own opinion, but over the past couple of weeks, fans of comedian Sarah Silverman have decided they either love her, or they love her so much that they hate her if she lets them down. For those of you who need catching up, follow me… Two …
Sarah Silverman certainly has garnered plenty of headlines in the past week or two, and they have varied so wildly you’d think I could have titled this post The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. For those of you who need catching up, follow me… Two weeks ago, Silverman’s Comedy …
You think the cell-phone reception is bad where you are. Try getting coverage in the desert landscape of northern Arizona. That’s where Marc Maron was when we talked last Thursday, en route from Sedona, Ariz., where Maron had watched the final presidential debate hoping to engage with folks in the …
The proverbial "they" always tell new comedians to embrace the things that make them unique but also relate to the audience. If you’re overweight, joke about that right away. If you have a different ethnic background, address it! That’s what they say, anyhow. I don’t even know who they are. …
For the second consecutive year, Carolines and the New York Comedy Festival will stage a contest to determine the city’s funniest stand-up comedian. What you need to know? The open call for New York’s Funniest Stand-Up runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday (Oct. 21-22) at Carolines, …