The Definitive Guide to Comedy
This is not a happy holiday or new year's story for Dane Cook, as Massachusetts State Police arrested his older brother, 43-year-old Darryl McCauley, yesterday on charges of stealing millions of dollars from the comedian while serving as his personal business manager. In at least one recent instance, McCauley allegedly …
Just received a statement from Viacom that asserts that negotiations for a new licensing deal with Time Warner cable have broken down, with just more than 24 hours until 2009 and the possibility that cable subscribers in New York City, Los Angeles, Orange County (Calif.), Raleigh, N.C., and elsewhere around …
Wonder what an SNL Digital Short would look like if you had all of the essential elements except for Andy Samberg? Then you shall enjoy this new music video from The Lonely Island for "We Like Sportz," which features Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone (and relegates Samberg to a silent …
You know it's a slow news week when a newspaper lets an intern write about his first attempt at stand-up comedy. If you're in or around Wilmington, N.C., this may be of further interest for you. Nevertheless, it's always interesting to read how outsiders perceive comedy — after all, without …
Timed to the March Madness of the NCAA basketball tournament, CBS plans a new 10-episode scripted Web series called "Heckle-U" starring stand-up comedian Owen Benjamin and Tom Arnold. Benjamin plays a slacker kid who, with the help of his bartender uncle (Arnold), becomes a star heckler at college hoops games. …
Can we speak with candor? How about with Candor Entertainment, which has quietly launched a new online series of comedy and music videos in commercial partnership with GiftArrow.com on the site CandorTV.com. One of the features is a weekly web series called "More on America" that tackles the news with …
Katt Williams may be laying low this holiday season, both personally and professionally, which partially explains why reader/tipster Lady Di found he's starring in a movie virtually no one has heard about and, if not for the Internet, perhaps no one would. It's called Internet Dating, and it's headed straight to …
Methinks this posting for a writing gig most certainly qualifies as an early Christmas Craigslist present: Seeking Successful and Happy Comedy Writer Who is Not Bitter and Angry – (Anywhere) Can't you just feel the holiday cheer in that headline? Buyer beware: Clicking through only adds another layer of tidings …
For the next 24 hours, Christians will likely not find an excuse to laugh unless they're watching the TV marathon of A Christmas Story, while Jews will likely think about how Jesus is the funniest Jew of all. Is that how religion works? I don't know. I'm stuck in rainy, …
It seems like it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, because it was 1978, and if you are of a certain age, the mere thought of a televised "Star Wars Holiday Special" exists as mere legend. Alas, such a TV program did air on the …