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The semifinals began this week for the 2008 Seattle Comedy Competition, with the following 10 comedians assured of at least $500 and in the running for $5,000 and a record contract: Drew Barth, Seattle WA Lars Cailliou, Edmonton AB Canada Tyler Hawkins, Edmonton AB Canada Nate Jackson, Lacey WA Todd …
Do more cities have funniest person contests because we write about them now, or were they always around and we just never thought to ask before? Either way, more comedy contest news is in to report, and we can tell you that if you’re in Columbus, Ohio, and looking for …
The Apiary announces that The ECNY Awards, originally devised to reward and honor "emerging comics" in the New York scene and relaunched last year with rousing success and a rollicking show that brought the community together, is back for another go, with nominations open for the 2008 awards. Winners will …
After years of seeing their classic TV sketches and film clips distributed without their permission on the YouTube, the men of Monty Python decided to strike back, launching their own YouTube channel (thanks, CC Insider!). Let’s let them explain: So they want you to buy their DVDs, and I wholeheartedly …
Dan Fogler is set to portray the late Sam Kinison in an HBO movie about the comedian’s life, from preacher to screaming wild stand-up to his death in a 1992 car accident at the age of 38. The project is in the early stages of development, but it’s based on …
It’s really comforting to see the comedy community come together in support of one of their own, as those in New York City have done for Joe Powers, an up-and-coming stand-up who fell off of a balcony in August and fell into a coma, while also suffering a broken leg, …
Hello, readers! Thank you so much for visiting. Yesterday was another road trip day for The Comic’s Comic, but on Sunday night, while visiting with the major investors, I realized that a full year had passed since I permanently flipped the on switch on this site about comedy with an …
You know that SNL sketch that got everyone talking, in which Justin Timberlake continues his surprise cameo with a role alongside Bobby Moynihan and Andy Samberg, in black leotards and high heels, dancing backup to Beyonce for her music video, "Single Ladies"? The reason you find it here and not …
If you have paid any attention to the comings and goings of Katt Williams this fall, you won’t be surprised by the announcement this morning that Williams has cancelled his planned performance Thursday (Nov. 20) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Williams was supposed to be one of the main …
Denis Leary hosted his 14th annual Comics Come Home benefit on Saturday night in Boston to support the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care, and after predictably taking on lame-duck President Bush again (only this time, with a fond farewell), Leary lit into the Boston Herald for its coverage of …