Follow the money: Nore Davis in The New Yorker on making $ as an aspiring stand-up in the city
by The New Yorker has published an interesting short film and interview with stand-up comedian Nore Davis about the economics of trying to make it as a …
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Nyima Funk is not ready to be on SNL
Talk about your NOT ready for primetime players… Nyima Funk, a Second City alum who has appeared on TV in Whose Line Is It Anyway?, …
Donald Glover’s Instagram confessional, “Because The Internet”
Donald Glover is an actor (currently and most notably, on NBC’s Community, which he is only partially on for the upcoming season), a writer, a comedian …
SNL behind the scenes: Hair and makeup making Beck Bennett up as Philip Seymour Hoffman
Feel like you’re not seeing enough yet of new Saturday Night Live cast member Beck Bennett? Sure, you could just wait for another commercial break …
They Loved the 1990s: Judd Apatow and Maria Bamford reflect on a decade for Vanity Fair
Judd Apatow and Maria Bamford reflected on the 1990s for Vanity Fair’s 100th anniversary as a magazine. Fun times. For you, maybe. For them, definitely. …
Animated: Patrice O’Neal’s “Black Women Get You Refunds” bit from “Mr. P”
Today we’re treated to a newly animated bit from the posthumous Patrice O’Neal album, “Mr. P.” This is his stand-up bit, “Black Women Get You …
Tim Minchin’s brilliant 9 life lessons, from his address to University graduates
Thank you for Tim Minchin. Minchin, a brilliant musician and comedian from Australia who made his comedy name in the U.K. and wrote the music …
George Carlin’s Lenny Bruce impersonation landed him an agent, thanks to Lenny Bruce
Fans of the late George Carlin may know that Carlin’s comedy career actually began first as a radio disc jockey, and then as a duo …
Documentary short is a throwback to “The First Days of The Second City”
Here’s a short documentary for your Throwback Thursday needs, no matter what day it may be. Improv Legends has put together several minutes of interview …
Jay Pharoah flips Kanye West’s “I Am A God” into “I Am A Dog” for this Above Average music video
In Kanye West’s world, he growls “I Am A God.” In our comedy world, that script is flipped, and Saturday Night Live‘s Jay Pharoah impersonates …