The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Are you attending the inaugural Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin this week? Do you wish you were there? Regardless of your answer, local comedians Kerri Lindo and John Merriman have been there for you, and then some, going behind the scenes to capture interviews with the comedians, go with them …
Craig Ferguson recently took his Late Late Show crew to Scotland — yes, even including Geoff, his robot skeleton sidekick — to film a week’s worth of shows. To celebrate, and also to promote the week, Ferguson and his celebrity guests filmed a music video. Watch as Ferguson, Mila Kunis, Michael …
First they came for the auto workers, and we said nothing. Then they came for the stand-up comedians, and we said, “Wait, what?” You can’t replace a stand-up comedian with a robot! Or can you? Or can Heather Knight, a “social roboticist” at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, who has …
Later this month, Jim Gaffigan will become the third stand-up comedian to release his latest headlining set as a download-only directly from his personal website (following the lead of Louis CK and Aziz Ansari), releasing “Mr. Universe” on jimgaffigan.com on April 11, 2012. But you can watch four of the …
Lee Aronsohn, co-creator of Two and A Half Men as well as an executive producer another CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, had this to say over the weekend at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference about this year’s crop of female-centered sitcoms: “Enough ladies. I get it. You have periods.” And …
Most of the categories in The Comedy Awards are left up to a select voting committee (disclosure: I’m on that voting board, so how select could it be, right?), but they’ve opened up a few awards for everyone and anyone to vote. So. Here they are. Breakout Performer of the …
Over this winter, comedian Chris Bliss delivered a TED talk about comedy and the power it has, particularly when satire is rooted in truth — whether it’s Tina Fey’s impersonation of Sarah Palin or the continued production of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — to change perceptions and public …
Comedians perform at benefit shows on a regular basis (particularly in New York City and Los Angeles), lending their laugh-making skills to raise money for all sorts of causes — from pet shelters to education to public service and health care. The benefits that hit home most for the comedy …
With a new production studio almost ready to go…My Damn Channel unveiled a new online look today and also announced its plans for My Damn Channel LIVE, a new live weekday comedy show hosted by Beth Hoyt that will debut at 4 p.m. Eastern, March 28, on YouTube. Hoyt will …
Three still makes a trend in modern journalism trendspotting, right? Regardless, Aziz Ansari has just become the third stand-up comedian who appears on TV and tours in theaters — his “Buried Alive” tour begins in April — to decide to release his latest stand-up special directly to fans via his …
