The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Maria Bamford is portraying her mother in a webseries again, but this time it’s not so much to help herself as much as it is to help you understand Bamford or anything else you might have on your mind. “Ask My Mom” debuted last week on My Damn Channel. The …
If you say it’s all Greek to you when it comes to figuring out how Amazon.com’s Amazon Studios would make sense of its first wave of sitcom pilots, then, well, congratulations. Your Amazon Studios Fantasy League picks of Alpha House and Betas made it through to series! Amazon had cultivated …
Set List is an American creation that first scored a TV deal across the pond, but is finally finding its way back home with a webseries version that you can enjoy wherever you have Internet access. Episode highlights of the live shows began appearing earlier this week on the Nerdist …
Maria Bamford is about to rejoin us online this summer in a great new webseries, in which you ask the questions, and “her mom” answers them. It’s “Ask My Mom,” debuting May 30, 2013, on My Damn Channel. I’ll cede the floor to the Bammer to explain more… Hi, I’m Maria …
Memorial Day Weekend is here, and with it, the great summer outdoor festival season is upon us once more. What to make of an outdoor festival, whether it’s in the park or on the streets, whether it’s all just about the music or a mix of song, dance and food? …
On her Comedy Central series, Inside Amy Schumer, the comedian breaks up her sketch format with pre-recorded stand-up routines. You may be familiar with how Louis C.K. does that on his FX series, or vaguely yet more familiar with how Jerry Seinfeld used to do that on the NBC television …
When you think of YouTube and comedy, you’re not usually looking for an Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonation, but maybe you’re looking for a supercut of Ahnold being Ahnold. How about a promotional video by him for YouTube Comedy Week? That’s served up right here hot and fresh overnight and ready for …
Zach Galifianakis just hosted Saturday Night Live again, The Lonely Island is promoting a new album, and James Franco was just weird again in a new project, so why not put all three together in one special new episode of “Between Two Ferns”? Why not, indeed. For the first time, …
Amy Schumer’s new sketch comedy series, Inside Amy Schumer, debuts tonight on Comedy Central — though you already could have watched the premiere episode online (and uncensored) thanks to the cable channel. But first, get to know a little about what you’re about to see from the people who are …
The Golden Globes may be criticized year-in and year-out for skewing nominations and awards to the hottest celebrities, but what about the Webbys? For all of the great work uploading and exploding online, the Webby Awards is a corporate entity that traditionally recognizes and honors the star-power in the Internet. …
