The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Mo Mandel won last summer’s Open Mic Fight contest with Comedy Central, which gave him cash money and air time on Comedy Central. He also appeared on last weekend’s episode of the network’s Live At Gotham, where he told audiences that he goes by Mo but has a Hindu name, …
If you missed last weekend’s Live at Gotham, then you also missed the young Rob O’Reilly joke about race and sex. Oh, wait. We have the Internet here. And the Internet plays videos now, for your pleasure. Here is a clip…
Suppose we should include this video in our historical archives, shall we? Even though watching it, it feels as if this video had been shot months ago, based on their own discussion. Anyhow. Here it is. Mike Birbiglia, reluctant guest on The Michael Showalter Showalter Show. See more funny videos …
On Saturday, the Drink at Work crew held its second annual summer gathering down by The Pier I Cafe on the Hudson River at West 70th Street. Queen may have established that thunder bolts and lightning are very very frightening, whee, Galileo, Galileo, but the party was still magnifico. Even …
Last year, I remember walking into Rififi and seeing a flyer for The Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy Show that had several quotes, but they all referred to the club, and not the actual show. I offered them one: "The most consistently funny and daring show in the city." They …
Is it Monday already? Time to catch up with the comedy world. First up, Katt Williams. You may have heard Williams has a new deal with Comedy Central. Here’s the deal: Williams taped a special in late April at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and sold it to Comedy …
Want to know why Michael Ian Black has a beef with David Sedaris, but not Amy Sedaris? Read this new Gawker interview with the comedian.
Jim Norton hosted this weekend’s Live at Gotham on Comedy Central. I enjoyed his backstage bits of wisdom as much as his onstage material. Here, for example is Norton giving ample advice and warnings to would-be stand-up comedians… And even when you’re performing, then you’ve got your fellow comedians to …
Erin Jackson may have drawn a short straw this week on Last Comic Standing, but she got plenty of airtime last night on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Here is Jackson’s bit explaining why being a comedian makes her good marriage material: More from Jackson after the jump.
OK. So we’ve had more than a few weeks now of this silly little Last Comic Driving contest, and it’s time to spill some beans. For one thing, anyone else consider it odd that NBC put the first contestant, Andrew Norelli, up on Hulu, but no one else? Conspiracy? Or …