Review: Ann Curry’s stand-up debut at Carolines
by A packed crowd at Carolines at 7 p.m. on a Monday, in the summer. Something must be amiss. Then again, the club, mere blocks from …
Zach, Tim and Eric complete Absolut vodka trilogy
How silly is too silly? Can you imagine an online video in which Tim and Eric allege that Zach Galifianakis isn’t being subtle enough? If …
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Comic Strip Live Marathon: Postscript
Several weeks after the record-setting 50-hour stand-up comedy show at the Comic Strip Live in New York City, readers and comedians still have questions for …
Montreal’s JFL 2008 New Faces and Masters!
It’s the second week of the 2008 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, which means we finally learn the identities of this year’s crop of …
Comedians in All-Star celebrity/legends softball game
It’s the All-Star break in baseball, and with festivities just a couple of boroughs away from The Comic’s Comic HQ over at Yankee Stadium, we …
New Mitch Hedberg CD due Sept. 9
Comedy Central announced today that it’ll release the posthumous third album from stand-up comedian Mitch Hedberg, "Do You Believe in Gosh?" on Sept. 9, including …
Interview! Esther Ku reflects on Last Comic Standing
To all of the thousands of you who have reached my site looking for information about Esther Ku, thank you. For those of you who …
The first Saturday Night Live ever, with host George Carlin
A few weeks ago, the NBC broadcast television network did a remarkable thing to honor the recently deceased and legendary comedian George Carlin: NBC rebroadcast …
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Live at Gotham: Lucas Molandes
When I saw Lucas Molandes last year in Montreal, he struck me as very smart and clever writer and teller of jokes. Seeing him on …
Live at Gotham: Matt McCarthy
A year ago, Matt McCarthy was debuting industry-wise as a New Face in Montreal. These days, you can catch McCarthy literally tearing into a box …