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Jim Gaffigan would like you to see this. British television, whomever they are, think otherwise. I’m not even sure British television exists after watching this clip, but I certainly know that Jim Gaffigan exists, because I’ve seen him and talked to him and maybe even touched him. But don’t quote …
A columnist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune weighed in today on the reality behind "reality" TV show Last Comic Standing, which begins its sixth season on May 22. That’s right. The sixth season. A little late for a journalist to get around to figuring out what’s really going on with …
Comedy Central is celebrating the upcoming fourth season (fourth season!) of Mind of Mencia with an hourlong special this Sunday for Mr. Ned Holness, aka Carlos Mencia. Here are a few preview clips the network made available of Mencia’s "orginal" and "unique" comedy stylings. The special, "Carlos Mencia: Performance Enhanced," …
Ever wonder what’s really going on inside a comedian’s head? Will Franken often lets those inner voices out to play, and in "Side Two of Abbey Road", he tells his life story and his comedy story by wrapping it in and around the Beatles tunes from the final side of …
For proof of the ridiculousness of Gelmania, Brett Gelman’s Wednesday night showcase that replaced Invite Them Up at Rififi, please allow me to enter this video clip as evidence…Gelman leads Dave Hill, Eric Drysdale and Neil Casey as SMOOCH, the KISS tribute band that unfortunately had their instruments and costumes …
More than 480,000 views and counting since Sub Pop Records put this little ditty on the YouTube on Tuesday…it’s "Ladies of the World," by Flight of the Conchords. The song comes from the New Zealand duo’s self-titled record, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts. In week two, it …
Carolyn Castiglia pointed this out today, and her words of explanation are good enough for me to simply repeat them here without additional comment: "It’s a social networking site for comics. But it looks like it was made in the 80’s out of throw-up."
Couldn’t help but notice last night that Rififi, the East Village hotspot for comedy fans that survives death rumors every few months or so, looked a bit spiffier on the inside and the outside. There’s a new bright light sign so passing pedestrians can see that there’s something going on. …
The end of another season of NBC’s 30 Rock brought out more than a few new interviews with comedian Judah Friedlander, who not only plays a writer on the show but also writes an official NBC blog in character and contributes his own customized hats for each episode. Here’s a …
Eugene Mirman spent some extra time last weekend in the Boston area, not only catching up with old friends but also filming a documentary about his life (thus explaining Michael Showalter following him with a video camera). Mirman told me that process will culminate next year when he travels back …