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My Australian friend James Smith thinks Oprah may have tipped the scales in favor of Barack Obama, and more, tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. More thoughts on the election from Smith after the jump!
Ralphie May hosts tonight’s episode of Live at Gotham, but something tells me this clip in which May describes his masturbation techniques will not be making it to broadcast. Ralphie talks politics after the jump…
Sticks and stones may break Brad Williams‘ bones, but names? Well, let him explain here, and more, tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. You may have seen him previously as a pawn, so to speak, of Carlos Mencia on Mind of Mencia… After the jump, an interview with Williams …
Kevin Camia explains why the Toyota Prius is a magical vehicle, and more, tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. You can also catch him live this weekend at Rooster T. Feathers in Sunnyvale, Calif., opening for Jimmy Pardo (see my listings for other shows across the country). Updated, with …
Can you say "whoop-dee-doo" sincerely? Roger Hailes explores that, and more. Tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. Updated, with a clip in which Hailes realizes how white he looks.
Attending the final Kissing Booth show last night at The Tank, you saw how New York City’s comedy scene is big enough to have communities within communities, and this alternative to the alternative comedy, hosted by the whimsical duo of Brandy Barber and Sara Jo Allocco, welcomed one and all …
Baron Vaughn discusses the peculiarities of the "10-second rule," or however many seconds it may be in the town where you grew up. More tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham (10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific). Updated, with another clip in which Vaughn talks about the Web site for the Klan. Yes, …
New York magazine has a nice feature this week on UCB’s Charlie Todd and his Improv Everywhere movement, suggesting that it might not make it on TV because, well, it’s not mean enough. How about them apples? In related news, Todd launched a new blog, Urban Prankster, to chart like-minded …
While Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel are entertaining the music festival crowd at Bonnaroo, their Human Giant co-star Aziz Ansari is busy getting himself cast on network primetime television in the NBC spinoff of The Office. As Ansari writes on his blog: I haven’t been this excited since Lisa lost …
If you knew nothing about comedy and turned on NBC tonight, the first few minutes of Last Comic Standing would not help you discern whether Americans actually have a sense of humor. And the celebrity judges from The Office, Kate Flannery and Brian Baumgartner are not helping matters. First up …