The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Tom Papa‘s new one-hour stand-up special, Tom Papa: Freaked Out, premieres tonight on EPIX HD (check your cable listings or go online to watch). While many Americans and others around the world might feel freaked out due to the global economy, national politics or local issues, Papa seems cool, calm …
Is 2013 the year that every famous comedian decided to get back into stand-up, or does it just seem that way? There’s definitely something in the water enticing them all to wade back into the scene. Just in the past couple of weeks, we’ve heard word of the first stand-up …
Hugo Medley turns one year old today. That’s hardly big news in baby news globally — certainly the possible future King of England’s birth and naming (George) dominated both mainstream and social media discussions. But for the Medley family, it’s a significant milestone. And a significant reminder of how far …
Kevin Downey Jr. was the first of the six comedians to perform in the quarterfinals of 2013’s edition of America’s Got Talent. A pre-taped package on Downey showed him at home with a Howie Mandel record (!), and him saying: “You play it safe and no one’s ever going to …
Congrats to the new class of New Faces for Montreal’s Just For Laughs, showcased for the comedy industry this week. I’ll file full reports from all of the showcases later this week in Canada! NEW FACES Byron Bowers, Gina Brillon, Kevin Christy, Pete Davidson, Chris Distefano, Sean Donnelly, Derek Gaines, …
We’re riding along with Kanye West in his Escalade. West is playing a barely fictional version of himself. Comedians sit next to him and behind him in the SUV limo, including Kym Whitley, Wyatt Cenac and JB Smoove, playing members of West’s entourage in a 2007 TV pilot for HBO …
FOX’s new Animation Domination High-Def lineup of short-form animated mayhem officially kicks off this coming Saturday in a late-night programming block (11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific), but FOX ADHD gave viewers a sneak preview of both Axe Cop and High School USA last night in primetime. The 10-minute shows debuted following a …
The Emmys love Louis C.K. Louis C.K. this year earned more Emmy nominations for an individual in a single year than anyone before him with nine — covering his FX series (Louie), his HBO special (Oh My God) and his hosting stint on SNL — and honoring him as an actor, …
Chris Hardwick had himself one busy Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, not just moderating panels that released tidbits on all of your favorite superhero and fantasy movie blockbusters for the coming year, but also making news of his own — AMC announced Sunday that Hardwick will host Talking Bad, …
If you think it’s weird that Louis C.K. and Matt LeBlanc are competing against each other again in the same Emmy Awards category for roles in which they play themselves, in name and essentially in spirit, in TV comedies, consider this: C.K. and LeBlanc were high-school classmates, too. Newton North High …
