The Definitive Guide to Comedy
So much to do today, this week, this year, that I'm living in that Jim Gaffigan joke wherein I'd much rather crawl back in bed and take a nap. Do you feel that way? If so, please join me in this time out of sorts, sit back and enjoy some …
Sunday's Arts section of The New York Times gives the full, fluffy profile treatment to Kristen Wiig, anointing her the new reigning female comedian of the moment on Saturday Night Live, with a quick sidebar glance at the other women on the show: Casey Wilson, Michaela Watkins and Abby Elliott, …
The first new stand-up comedy special of 2009 debuts tonight, as Comedy Central presents Jo Koy: Don't Make Him Angry. Taped in November in New York City, this special was the network's main addition to the New York Comedy Festival lineup (related review here). Here is a preview clip, in …
That new midseason game show hosted by Joe Rogan and produced by Ashton Kutcher, Game Show in My Head, debuts Saturday on CBS. Before I saw the clip, I thought, well, it's a combination of their past shows Fear Factor and Punk'd. Not a bad guess. Turns out the show …
Hey, comedy fans. I'm heading out the door to meet up with Dylan from PunchlineMagazine and Todd from Dead-Frog for our first unofficial official comedy blogger summit on-air this afternoon with Comical Radio. OK, so Danny is calling it a comedy blog "war" but I'm not buying it because we're …
That's the current bid as I check in this afternoon. Really. 66 bids so far for an unknown original joke by John Harris, staff writer at The Onion, and the highest bid is at $360, with the auction ending Jan. 5. Even Harris is taken aback by it all, answering …
The Nathan & Joe Cellphone Comedy Show made its debut today…on Twitter. Yes. It has come to this already in 2009. A comedy show on Twitter. Will it work? That's for us to judge, isn't it? Their first post of the year: 1.1.2009-Hi. Welcome to the 1st ever mobile phone …
You may feel compelled today to sit down and watch some TV marathon, or maybe even resolve to improve your life. Here's a better idea. Remember the late, great George Carlin by sitting down and watching this three-hour interview the comedian gave to the Archive of American Television. In a …
Dane Cook's older half-brother, Darryl McCauley, was arraigned yesterday in a Massachusetts district court, charged with stealing more than $10 million from Cook since July 2007. Cook had been paying McCauley $150,000 a year to handle his personal finances (his comedy fans may know him better as the older brother …
Have you seen The Wrestler yet? You should! In the meantime, enjoy this new interview with Todd Barry via New York magazine.