The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The folks at Comix aren't paying me for this (note to self: get comedy clubs to pay me for this), but they've been churning out the customized video promos in the last half of this year to sell you, me and anyone else on the Internet about their live comedy …
The Onion is everyone's favorite fake newspaper, and also now a favorite fake TV news network (not to be confused with Comedy Central's The Daily Show, which makes fun of the real news). Just watch The Onion News Network's report this week on Internet archaeologists uncovering a long-lost site called "Friendster." …
When I visited Los Angeles last month, I had the unique opportunity to visit the set of the upcoming movie, Due Date, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. During the lunch break, Galifianakis invited me back to his trailer, where I'd get an exclusive interview with him as comedians …
If you're a fan of Tim Minchin, then all I need to tell you is that he wrote and performed a new Christmas song for you (and your family) to enjoy. Well, new to YouTube, anyhow (as I've been informed!). If you don't know who Tim Minchin is, then read …
Good to see Chicago's mainstream and new media all take ample note of Second City's 50th anniversary celebration this weekend. I couldn't make it out there, but still feel like I could bear witness to some of the fun through all of the coverage. Chicago's two major daily newspapers, the …
It's a well-established fact (at least in The Comic's Comic's household) that the best Christmas special and album of all-time is John Denver and The Muppets: A Christmas Together. The worst, btw, is the Star Wars Holiday Special. No debate. But we're here to talk Muppets. Because it has been …
Every so often, a comedian decides to sing; and of course, there's a whole genre of musical comedians who do only that. But it's quite rare to find a comedian have one of his or her songs covered by an even more famous singer. Such was the case, we learned …
Just in time for the holidays, comedian Kurt Braunohler unveils a four-week comedy showcase, a new one-man show, and a series of videos for Comedy Central? We speak the truth! Braunohler's stand-up showcase, "The Inevitable," kicks off tonight at Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and runs Mondays through Dec. 28. His …
When Comedy Central announced its special "Hot List" showcase of new talented comedians, I could not say the list surprised me. Many of these people got multiple mentions here at The Comic's Comic in the past year, and when I thought about Kumail Nanjiani's achievements in the past year, even …
When the Tiger Woods car accident became a full-fledged adultery scandal, how many people would have guessed that a stand-up comedian already knew about it? Well, J. Chris Newberg did, because he had been trying to get Jamiee Grubbs to go out with him for a long time, only to …