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For proof of the ridiculousness of Gelmania, Brett Gelman’s Wednesday night showcase that replaced Invite Them Up at Rififi, please allow me to enter this video clip as evidence…Gelman leads Dave Hill, Eric Drysdale and Neil Casey as SMOOCH, the KISS tribute band that unfortunately had their instruments and costumes …
More than 480,000 views and counting since Sub Pop Records put this little ditty on the YouTube on Tuesday…it’s "Ladies of the World," by Flight of the Conchords. The song comes from the New Zealand duo’s self-titled record, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts. In week two, it …
Carolyn Castiglia pointed this out today, and her words of explanation are good enough for me to simply repeat them here without additional comment: "It’s a social networking site for comics. But it looks like it was made in the 80’s out of throw-up."
Couldn’t help but notice last night that Rififi, the East Village hotspot for comedy fans that survives death rumors every few months or so, looked a bit spiffier on the inside and the outside. There’s a new bright light sign so passing pedestrians can see that there’s something going on. …
Eugene Mirman spent some extra time last weekend in the Boston area, not only catching up with old friends but also filming a documentary about his life (thus explaining Michael Showalter following him with a video camera). Mirman told me that process will culminate next year when he travels back …
So you want to be on the new version of The Gong Show with Dave Attell this summer on Comedy Central, do you? Well, then, you might want to know how to go about doing that. The open call specifically cites NBC’s America’s Got Talent as "too tame" and seeks …
David and Chris Walsh, brothers from Charlestown, Mass., known as, well, The Walsh Brothers, returned home last week from Los Angeles to perform at the inaugural AltCom fest. And they brought the show home early and large with this rendition of their proposed theme song for the Fung Wah bus …
Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman opened both shows at last weekend’s inaugural AltCom fest in Somerville, Mass., with their harmonious rendition of the Comedians National Anthem. Here’s how it looked and sounded from the wings Saturday night. Enjoy. Oh, it’s also NSFW. Unless you’re NBC’s NYC news anchor Sue Simmons. …
Soap opera comedies are all the rage in 2008, aren’t they? We saw the first season of "Horrible People" earlier this year online at My Damn Channel. But how about a live production? That’s where the cast of "Wasp Cove" enters the picture. They’ll put on a show for you …
Even comedy bloggers need a few hours away from the computer now and then…right? Right. OK. Watch this clip from NBC’s upcoming season of Last Comic Standing, which debuts May 22. It’s my friend, comedian Esther Ku! I won’t tell you how she does…yet. Enjoy.