Dave Attell returns to TV on Comedy Central’s new version of The Gong Show
by Anyone hoping, wishing, waiting for Dave Attell to make his return to TV will be happy to learn that the wait will soon be over. …
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FYI: I’m now selling ads via Adify
Hey readers (and potential advertisers)! The Comic’s Comic is pleased to announce that, thanks to advances at Six Apart, makers of TypePad and therefore providers …
TV upfront season begins with good news for stand-ups
This week the TV networks present their "upfront" fall programming for advertisers, and already, a few stand-up comedians know they’ll have primetime work awaiting them. …
Notes from AltCom, part two
The second and final night of AltCom saw a packed crowd of enthusiastic comedy fans at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday night. Certainly more of …
On TV: PBS explores Muslim-American comedy
A new episode of the PBS series, America at a Crossroads, premieres tonight (May 11) with a comedic bent, "Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come …
Notes from AltCom, part one
AltCom fest organizer Brian Joyce paced backstage at the Somerville Theater minutes before the scheduled 8 p.m. showtime and tried to pump up his performers. …
Comedy Underground forced to relocate
I received word yesterday that after 27 years, the Comedy Underground in Seattle has to close up shop in its current location after the show …
Shades of Black, the BET taping
Word has it that BET is working on a documentary special for this summer on black comedy. A crew interviewed the members of the Brooklyn …
Missing Ricky Gervais
So, yes, The Comic’s Comic has left the big city for more than a few days and ventured out in the world again, this time …
AltCom starts tomorrow. What is AltCom again? A Q&A with the fest’s founder
AltCom, the Alternative Comedy Festival, begins tomorrow, with two shows this weekend at the Somerville Theatre just outside of Boston. Earlier this week, I exchanged …