The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Doing a parody of the upcoming big-screen Steven Spielberg movie, Lincoln, is a foregone conclusion for Saturday Night Live. Having host Louis CK portray Lincoln in a spot-on parody of his own FX series, Louie, is a welcome surprise. Even more welcome, then, is this extended director’s cut of the …
What happens when you take an alternative hip-hop trio from Brooklyn known for its sense of humor — Das Racist — and ask a Los Angeles comedy sketch group to film its newest music video, with a starring role for a former Deal or No Deal briefcase holder? You get …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… G4 announced late Friday that it would cancel its most popular live programming, Attack of the Show, at the end of 2012. The Monday-Friday live weeknight show launched in 2005. AOTS covered pop culture, made Olivia Munn a household name, gave Chris Hardwick …
Chris Matthews of MSNBC appeared onstage in a bit for Comedy Central’s 2012 edition of “Night of Too Many Stars” to raise money for programs helping children with autism. Matthews “debated” Bill O’Reilly from FOX News as both men sucked on helium balloons. Before the event’s taping, I asked Matthews …
Did you know that if you rearranged the letters in Mitt Romney’s last name, you’d find out his secret hip-hop identity was R-Money?! Fun fact. Or just a happy coincidence that the kids at FOX’s new ADHD unit latched onto to craft this NSFW animated music video, “Where You Hide …
Are you excited for the new season of Happy Endings to start this Tuesday on ABC? Would you like to spend an hour with the cast and writing staff of this happy-go-lucky sitcom watching them perform live comedy? If you were in Los Angeles over the weekend, then you could …
Capone only had a few minutes to talk to The Comic’s Comic on Wednesday night, fitting me in between rehearsals and showtime for Amateur Night at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Capone, born Derrick Lee, has hosted the infamous Apollo amateur showcases for nine years now, and says he’ll continue …
A couple of years ago, comedians Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa grew tired of waiting for the phone to ring with news of their next big break. They decided to take matters into their own hands. And after a spirited discussion, Kelly said to the other two: “This …
Ricky Gervais has a contest that will grant one stand-up comedian with a three-minute spot to perform on Conan. Wait, what? Why? Doesn’t Gervais have his own TV shows? And why isn’t Conan O’Brien holding this contest instead? It’s all about the new mobile app Gervais has launched called Just …
Laura Kightlinger and David Punch have created and written a pilot episode about two cops — one (Kightlinger), an alcoholic; the other (Mary Lynn Rajskub), a hot-tempered outcast from Chicago — who are paired up in Oakland to patrol the streets. It’s called Drunk & Disorderly. Patton Oswalt and Phill Lewis …
