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IFC has said yes to a third season of televised sketch comedy from The Whitest Kids U’ Know. Two new episodes remain in the group’s second season, and you can find videos on their IFC site (including from the first season when they were on FUSE). Here’s a music video …
If you’re reading this, then 1) you’re a fan of live comedy, and 2) you could be going out to a live comedy show tonight! So why don’t you? New Yorkers can check out my Google calendar on this page for a list of guaranteed fun times. For fans of …
Carolines closed out its second annual March Comedy Madness on Tuesday night with two very intriguing Final Four matchups. One half of the bracket pitted boyfriend against girlfriend, while the other half could best be described as the single white guys uncomfortable with the ladies division. Comedians performed with a …
Hint: It was the 2007 movie Alvin and the Chipmunks, which sold 2.6 million copies yesterday in its DVD debut (Variety). FOX also is promoting the DVD with a live touring stage show in shopping malls. And no, David Cross is not on that tour. Last night, in fact, Cross …
Jerry Seinfeld flipped his car in the Hamptons on Saturday night after the brakes gave out on his 1967 Fiat. So I take it news travels slowly back from the Hamptons to New York City?! Because the New York Post claims an exclusive on the story today, which is Thursday. …
New York magazine talked to Craig Bierko about his bathing show on Super Deluxe and whether he should invite Tub Talk’s Sara Benincasa on his program. Bierko said, um, no. Apparently, she’s not big enough of a star to get in Bierko’s bathtub. Previous coverage here and here.
Early this morning, Dave Hill sent out a note to his friends and fans to say that his MOJO High-Def cable show, The King of Miami, would not return for a second season. And a nation mourns. Or…wait. We can still watch the first season online, thanks to Hulu? Great! …
Ben Kharakh has a new interview with Andy Kindler that has a transcript so long that Starpulse broke it up into two parts. No. Really. Read part one here. Read part two here.
This wasn’t an April Fool’s joke, as the New York Post‘s Page Six made Dane Cook its lead item on Tuesday with the banner headline, "Seriously, This Guy Isn’t Funny." They report on the ongoing Unfunniest Comic bracket contest conducted up in Boston by radio jocks Toucher & Rich (which …
Some of my friends and colleagues in the world of comedy can be found linked from this site under the heading, "More on Comedy." Let’s see what they’ve been up to recently! Brooklyn Vegan threw its second Rock n ROFL party last night. Pictures here!My friend Carl Arnheiter has another …