Women in comedy? Media asks
by The San Francisco Chronicle headline today already has you groaning before you read the actual story: Yes, guys, they’re funny and female. I went to …
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A new video roundup
Just checking my feeds from some of my other favorite comedy sites (look on the left column here, and you’ll see the most recent postings …
Too many Tuesday night options
Ah, Facebook. So great for allowing my comedy friends to keep me in the loop on upcoming shows and inviting me to them. So awkward …
Calgary Herald’s Top 10 Stand-Ups
The Calgary Herald, after interviewing George Carlin, decided to add its own two cents — in Canadian, that’d literally be loony — to the debates …
WGA Strike Watch: Comedians on Letterman
Short notice tonight, but wanted to let you know of comedians appearing this week on Late Show with David Letterman, the only WGA-approved late-night show …
Time capsule: HBO’s 15th Annual Young Comedians
Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, HBO produced and broadcast a special devoted to young comedians. Not all of them hold up quite so …
Waiting on the F Train (2 a.m.)
Ah, life in the city that never sleeps, which for comedians, means a midnight show at the UCB, followed by a wait for the F …
Last night’s TV: Katt Williams, Patrice Oneal
On Sunday, Comedy Central gave Katt Williams the broadcast debut for his 2007 stand-up film, American Hustle, an interesting choice for Williams and his crew …
Primary Report with Eugene Mirman
Forget the traditional news networks. Everything you needed to know about the New Hampshire primary, delivered straight and true and hilarious from the mouth of …
Behind the CCP: Dan Cummins
The 2008 season of Comedy Central Presents begins tonight with back-to-back half-hours from Stephen Lynch and Dan Cummins. I was at the Cummins taping (which …