James Adomian on video as Orson Welles, disgruntled politician
by Remember how I was writing such nice things after the Del Close Marathon about how James Adomian came in from the city of angels and …
Mitch Hedberg, live onstage in Montreal and Cincinnati
At the 2004 Just For Laughs galas in Montreal, Mitch Hedberg presented a set that included some classic jokes, plus a few bits that found …
Tonight: Mitch Across America
Tonight, comedy clubs in six cities across America will salute the posthumous release of Do You Believe in Gosh? by the late, great comedian Mitch …
Tom Shillue is “Supernormal”
Comedian Tom Shillue took his new one-man show out for a test run on Sunday night at Joe’s Pub in New York City. He called …
The 25th MTV VMAs
Did comedy happen at last night’s 25th installment of the MTV Video Music Awards? Well, did it? Were there hijinx to report? Amid all the …
The Bastion says goodbye?!
Chicago comedy blog The Bastion unleashed a flurry of posts today, then followed that up with an announcement that it was closing up shop. What …
The Bonnie Hunt Show, starting Monday Sept. 8
If Ellen can do it, and Rosie could do it, then why can’t Bonnie Hunt bring her witty skills to daytime TV? Eggsactly. So The …
“Shoe Circus,” the Seinfeld-Bill Gates Microsoft ad
So you may have heard that Microsoft would pay comedian Jerry Seinfeld a gabunch of money (gabunch is a technical term meaning roughly $10 million) …
Why tech matters in comedy
Does your comedy show include videos, songs, soundtracks, lights, or any kind of a set? Then perhaps you might want to consider how that all …
So You Think You Can Roast?
The Friars Club’s So You Think You Can Roast? contest tonight with a wild card audition today at Carolines. Voting continues online for the second …