Missing out on mistletoe, comedy-style
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Continuing work on the archives
Have piles of documents and interviews in front of me, hoping to upload more of them today and tonight. Thanks for your patience.
RIP, Adara Almonte
Maybe you knew Adara Almonte. Maybe you didn’t. Almonte was a stand-up comedian in New York City, and she died earlier this week. I didn’t …
Human Giant’s season 2 preview
The UCB Theatre in NYC hadn’t seen all three members of Human Giant (Aziz, Paul and Rob) together onstage for Monday night’s Crash Test in …
Shark Show Holiday Party recapper
For the first time in months, the fellas from the Shark Show all found themselves in New York City at the same time and Gabe, …
HBO vs. Showtime vs. Comedy Central
Late into the night, or early this morning, after seeing parts of three different comedy specials on Showtime, I couldn’t help but think about how …
My Extras special interview with Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais welcomes me into a nondescript conference room at HBO’s Midtown Manhattan offices, looking cool and casual. Wait. I’m not writing some sort of …
ECNY Award nominees announced
This just in…The ECNY Awards are back this year, and they’ve announced their list of 2007 nominees. Winners to be announced Jan. 28, 2008, at …
Comedians, on comedy and the industry
If you want to find common ground among comedians, no matter whether they consider themselves club comics or "alternative" comics, observational or prop, just ask …
Richard Pryor, Live on the Sunset Strip
Showtime aired Richard Pryor’s 1982 stand-up concert film, Live on the Sunset Strip, early this morning, and when you watch it 25 years later, you …