The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Is it too early to celebrate Christmas? Yes. It’s not even Thanksgiving week yet, and already Comedy Central is rolling out Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special, which debuts at 9 p.m. tonight. This is a big week for Dunham. Not only does he have the TV special, but he …
With all of the hoopla this week about Saturday Night Live adding two new cast members in Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins, and the comedic prowess of Paul Rudd hosting, who would figure that the most memorable parts of this episode featured surprise performances by Justin Timberlake? Timberlake’s vision of …
Wanda Sykes wanted to get married to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for laughs this season on TV’s The New Adventures of Old Christine, but in real life, Sykes also got married to her lesbian partner, and came out publicly as a proud lesbian Saturday at a rally in Las Vegas. This from …
David Letterman has Paul Shaffer, Conan O’Brien has Max Weinberg, drummer for The Boss Bruce Springsteen, and now the new late-night TV host to come to NBC — Jimmy Fallon — will have The Roots by his side in March 2009. That’s what this video interview alleges. And they’ve already …
Is Katt Wiliams having his Mariah Carey/Martin Lawrence moment? That’s one of the first things I thought when I read this Sumter Item article that described in extensive detail what a local attorney in South Caroline said about Williams showing up in town on Friday for a family visit that …
Ricky Gervais will not be on Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio until January 2009, but Gervais will be performing in his first HBO stand-up comedy special, Out of England, which debuts Saturday, Nov. 15 (9 p.m. Eastern, 10 p.m. Pacific). So what better time to trot out a sneak peek …
When you write a new joke, there is an "a-ha" moment in your brain that says this will make people "ha-ha" when you share it with them later. But what if you’re not the first person to think of the joke? Uh-oh. Some people argue that everything you could joke …
Live Nation has just announced that more seats are available to tonight’s Comedy Central taping with British comedian Russell Brand in New York City "due to production releases." Tickets cost $45 (online via Live Nation or Ticketmaster, or by phone at 212-307-7171). But is it worth it? That depends. Let …
Did you miss last week’s Time Out New York approved comedy showcase at the UCB that was part of the New York Comedy Festival? Would you like to see some highlights from the sets of Anthony Jeselnik, Max Silvestri, Reggie Watts, Sean Patton, Seth Herzog, The Hazzards and host/TONY Comedy …
The rumored demise of MADtv hit the fans on message boards two days ago, then Defamer and later FOX itself confirmed the news yesterday that the 14th season would be the last for MADtv, which never quite emerged out from the shadows of NBC's Saturday Night Live. MADtv's co-creator David …