Gov. (and VP nominee) Sarah Palin’s vlogs
by What do Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin from Alaska and New York City comedian Sara Benincasa have in common? Well, since the former’s 17-year-old …
Service note: TypePad down, now up!
Just a note to any readers (and other bloggers) experiencing difficulties today. TypePad was down for about an hour, but everything seems back to normal …
Interview: Kurt Braunohler
It can now truly be said that Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal are global comedy stars. They were toasts of the town in Montreal last …
Bumbershoot 2008 highlights changes in Seattle comedy scene
Labor Day weekend in Seattle means the biggest music and arts fest of the year there, aka Bumbershoot. A decade ago, the weekend attracted names …
Comedy flow charts!
My friends at The Apiary provide a clever defense today of Carlos Mencia (really? really) by whipping out this handy "Universal Comedy Flowchart" and suggesting …
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Brian Regan’s 20th Letterman appearance
Brian Regan taped his 20th appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday afternoon, and it’ll air tonight, with Regan hilariously describing how …
Todd Barry: Sexus gets stiffed!
It appears Super Deluxe wants us to see what happens to Todd Barry’s prostitute character in the cliff-hanger comedy series that is Sexus. In addition …
Preview/review: Mitch Hedberg’s “Do You Believe In Gosh?”
Listening to Mitch Hedberg’s posthumous CD, Do You Believe in Gosh? (available Sept. 9 on Comedy Central Records), it’s difficult for me to maintain objectivity. …
Michael Phelps will host SNL premiere Sept. 13
NBC announced on Wednesday that Olympic gold medal swimmer of swimmers Michael Phelps will host the premiere of Saturday Night Live when it returns for …
Interview/review: Bill Burr, Why Do I Do This?
Bill Burr has a new CD out this summer, Why Do I Do This?, and the live video recording of Burr’s performance gets its broadcast …