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David Letterman takes on John McCain
by After getting snubbed once and making a mockery of Sen. John McCain for it, David Letterman wasn’t going to back down last night in the …
New sitcom reviews, Fall TV 2008: Worst Week
So, it’s mid-October, and you’re wondering, is it not a little late to begin reviewing the new fall crop of TV sitcoms? No. It is …
Sundance’s Voices on the Election
The presidential debates are over, so now it’s time for the final stretch of the election campaign, and the Sundance Channel has launched its own …
Preview: Childrens’ Hospital
Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Lake Bell, Megan Mullally, Erinn Hayes, Jason Sudeikis, David Wain, Seth Morris, Ken Marino, "the other" Corddry and more…narrated by Stephen …
Comedy Central launches live entertainment division
It’s about time. Seriously. I long have wondered why Comedy Central had not done more to cement its branding as the central place for all …
The Obama Girls of Comedy Tour
As the first Hysterical Festival celebrates women in comedy by putting on multiple shows in New York City this weekend, a group of NYC-based female …
VH1’s Best Week Ever revamp
Paul F. Tompkins had alerted all of his Los Angeles area fans that he’d be leaving the West Coast for a year due to the …
CD Review: Tom McCaffrey, “Lou Diamond Phillips?”
Tom McCaffrey’s first full-length comedy CD, Lou Diamond Phillips?, was recorded on 4/20 at Pianos in New York City and opens with a bit about …
D.L. Hughley gets Saturday night CNN talk-show
CNN has announced it’s giving D.L. Hughley his own hourlong platform on the cable news network at 10 p.m. (Eastern) Saturdays, beginning Oct. 25, with …
Interview/review: Jeffrey Ross, and his new DVD, “No Offense: Live From New Jersey”
At 43, Jeffrey Ross has spent two decades in comedy, and as he told me over the phone just minutes ago, he has "waited a …