The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Millions of TV viewers have seen Jim Gaffigan this week. He appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Sierra Mist, while Comedy Central has aired his latest special, "Beyond the Pale," several times in the past couple of weeks. A full-length DVD hit stores in early February with 26 minutes …
Christian Finnegan called me later than expected because the folks at VH1 wanted him to tape an extra sketch or two for Best Week Ever. Did the bit involve him dressing up in Scarlett Johansson’s red dress from the Golden Globes? "Oh, if only it were!" Finnegan said. "No, I’m …
Ah, yes, onto the fun misadventures of Mr. McCarthy in Manhattan. The fun began on Tuesday, wherein I talked to PR guy Jules Feiler of 5WPR. A couple of colleagues had forwarded e-mails from him to me about something called the "funniest reporter on the planet" contest, being held at …
The end of the year always tends to get extra busy for Tony V in Boston, as he’s in demand to preside over the annual holiday comedy parties at both the Comedy Studio and Comedy Connection, usually also gets asked to perform for the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration, plus …
Last year, I introduced Gary Gulman to an Arizona comedy-club audience as "the pride of Peabody."Turns out there is now some truth to that.Gulman, 34, lives in Los Angeles but returned to his hometown this summer for a special performance on "Gary Gulman Day.""I got a proclamation from the mayor," …
Well, if it isn’t Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. Don’t expect to see the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and Comedy Central singing Christmas carols together.In the past week, Catholic League President Bill Donohue has condemned the Viacom-owned cable network for airing two Christmas shows that mock Catholicism.Donohue …
Andy Ofiesh anticipates the first question about why he prefers to tell his jokes in the buff."Why, oh why, Andy, are you doing naked comedy?" Ofiesh asked rhetorically at the start of last month’s Naked Comedy Showcase in Cambridge. "I said I’m living a dream – and it’s the one …
Denis Leary’s view on the holidays ain’t so jolly. Go figure. A couple of weeks ago, Leary, his band and his 15-year-old son, Jack, performed the actor/comedian’s song, "Merry F#%$in’ Christmas" as the finale at Cam Neely’s Comics Come Home benefit. But it looks and sounds much more subversive when …
Sarah Silverman checks her rack out during our interview in Boston a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, yeah, you’ve read a whole lot of media love for comedian Sarah Silverman this month as her film, Jesus Is Magic, (trailer on this link is NSFW) opened in cinemas. Lots of reporters …
The last time Al Franken was in Boston – Election Day 2004 – he and his Air America Radio crew were all set to celebrate with the Kerry-Edwards campaign.That didn’t turn out so well. But the setting provided an apt way to open Franken’s new book, “The Truth (With Jokes),” …