The Definitive Guide to Comedy
George Carlin died last night of heart failure, 30 years after his first of several heart attacks. He was 71. Carlin’s first HBO special aired in 1977. His last HBO special, "It’s Bad For Ya," his 14th, aired in March. In recent years, Carlin had talked onstage about death and …
Here is that montage teaser for next week’s Vegas semifinals on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. These are your 32 remaining comedians…the ones you love and the ones you already love to hate…enjoy!
Want to know how MADtv continues to thrive and survive for a 14th season, coming this fall on FOX? They keep shuffling the cast deck. That’s one way they do it. Sure, Michael McDonald has been on for 10 years, and Bobby Lee for seven, but many more are in …
If you’re in need for some silly foolishness and think The Love Guru didn’t bring it, then maybe you should just take a breath and wait until July 27, because that’s when Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! returns to Adult Swim. Tim and Eric say so themselves.
From the finals last night of the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival contest… Deacon Gray from Denver (and originally Oklahoma City) wins $5,000!Second place to Erin Jackson from D.C., and $3,000.Third-place prize of $2,000 split between Drake Witham (Seattle) and Jim McDonald (Los Angeles). The local paper in Norfolk, Neb., …
Paul Ogata, winner of last year’s San Francisco Comedy Competition, appears tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Here’s a clip that explains how Ogata feels about bathroom attendants. Enjoy.
Here’s a sneak peek of Theo Von, who appears on tonight’s edition of Live at Gotham on Comedy Central. Von got his TV break on MTV via Road Rules, then decided to pursue comedy, and got on last season’s Last Comic Standing via an online contest. Related: The current season …
It’s true. After three decades on the Upper East Side, the Comic Strip Live is opening up…a second club…on the Upper West Side. The new location, 158 W. 72nd St., is between Broadway and Columbus. Formerly known as The Triad. Soft opening tonight. Want to look at part of a …
Eight finalists have made it to tonight to compete for nice prize money and who knows what other rewards at the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival. And they are… Erin Jackson, Shane Mauss, Deacon Gray, Marianne Sierk, Chris Coccia, Drake Witham, Jim McDonald and Chuck Bartell. Really a cross-section of …
Summertime, and the comedy is easy to find, even outside here in New York City. Central Park SummerStage offers its first "Comedy Central Park" of the season tonight with Stephen Lynch, Mike Birbiglia and Julian McCullough. It’s free! Down at Tompkins Square Park, NY Laughs offers its second free summer …