Watch Carol Burnett win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on PBS
by Carol Burnett received the 16th annual Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for 2013. Held in Washington, D.C., at The Kennedy Center in October, …
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Reviewed: Bill Cosby, “Far From Finished” (Comedy Central) CD/DVD
When we first see Bill Cosby in his element again, performing stand-up comedy on our TV screens at his current age of 76, he’s letting …
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Reviewed: Sarah Silverman’s “We Are Miracles” (HBO)
Sarah Silverman does not Google herself for reviews or critiques that twist her words around in or out of context. “I guess that could get …
“A Big Announcement” TCGS #117: Chris Gethard, on Comedy Central ordering a pilot of The Chris Gethard Show with Funny or Die
A full 117 episodes into their weekly run on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network — beamed from New York City’s public-access cable TV to viewers everywhere …
“Where Are They Now?” Oprah asks: Carrot Top hasn’t gone anywhere, still headlining Las Vegas
Carrot Top was headlining shows on the Las Vegas Strip when I launched The Comic’s Comic in Vegas six years ago, and the prop comic …
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Ali Siddiq wins Comedy Central’s “Up Next” contest
Houston-based stand-up comedian Ali Siddiq emerged victorious on Monday as the first grand prize winner of Comedy Central’s “Up Next” nationwide talent search contest. Fans …
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Monty Python onstage reunion alert! It’s happening in 2014!
Remember earlier this year when I shared with you Eric Idle’s explanation for what is and what is not an official Monty Python reunion? This …
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Kickstarting generations, genders of stand-up comedy: Moms Mabley, in a new HBO documentary by Whoopi Goldberg
She had played Carnegie Hall, headlined the Apollo with Cab Calloway for decades, but in 1967, Dick Smothers introduced her to a whole new audience, …
Kate Hendricks performs on The View
Kate Hendricks stars in a webseries, “Kate the WASP,” that juxtaposes her White Anglo-Saxon Protestant character in settings dominated by other ethnicities and heritages for …
John Oliver was so good at substitute hosting The Daily Show, HBO is letting him host his own weekly show in 2014
John Oliver did such a stellar job substituting this summer as host of The Daily Show, everyone just naturally assumed Oliver had become the de …