Preview this stand-up tour video with Nick Thune, Kate Berlant and Ben Kronberg
by Nick Thune‘s hometown Seattle Seahawks might not have sent the stand-up comedian off on a victory tour this week, but off to tour he shall …
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Boston, Seattle comedians square off for ESPN’s “Enemy Territory” before Super Bowl XLIX
My father’s family is from Boston; my comedy career began in Seattle. My alliances, therefore, remain neutral as an arbiter — at least at the …
Louis CK talks Live at The Comedy Store with former Comedy Store regular David Letterman
Louis CK sent out a sincerely funny email on Monday to his fans, letting them know that the blizzard named Juno had forced him to …
In her own words: Tig Notaro on the decision to reveal her scars most truthfully and literally onstage
Tig Notaro has the first and more dramatic documentaries about her recent life debuting this month at the Sundance Film Festival. Tig will screen five …
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Betty White’s 93rd birthday “Hot In Cleveland” flash mob hula dance
Betty White turned 93 on Saturday. To celebrate her, White’s cast and crew from TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland surprised her on the studio lot …
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Comedy and the New York City subway
The MTA runs New York City’s subway system, for what that’s worth. The funny things you may see or experience on a subway ride are …
Comedy can never be cool, according to Colin Quinn
“Comedy is not cool. It shouldn’t be cool, in my opinion. Every time it gets cool, that’s bad…it should never be cool. Comedy is not …
Slate’s take on comedy power players behind the scenes
Chris Wade produced this video piece for Slate on four of the people he thinks you should know in comedy who you may not always …
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Review: Bill Burr, “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” (Netflix)
His latest stand-up comedy special eschews color, either literally onscreen or indirectly via color commentary cutaway shots of the audience. Bill Burr’s “I’m Sorry You …
Dan Klein’s “This is Comedy” special
Sometimes alternative comedy isn’t alternative at all, but rather an insane looking-glass mirror of what mainstream stand-up comedy is. In Dan Klein‘s “This is Comedy” …