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So you want to be on the new version of The Gong Show with Dave Attell this summer on Comedy Central, do you? Well, then, you might want to know how to go about doing that. The open call specifically cites NBC’s America’s Got Talent as "too tame" and seeks …
David and Chris Walsh, brothers from Charlestown, Mass., known as, well, The Walsh Brothers, returned home last week from Los Angeles to perform at the inaugural AltCom fest. And they brought the show home early and large with this rendition of their proposed theme song for the Fung Wah bus …
Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman opened both shows at last weekend’s inaugural AltCom fest in Somerville, Mass., with their harmonious rendition of the Comedians National Anthem. Here’s how it looked and sounded from the wings Saturday night. Enjoy. Oh, it’s also NSFW. Unless you’re NBC’s NYC news anchor Sue Simmons. …
Soap opera comedies are all the rage in 2008, aren’t they? We saw the first season of "Horrible People" earlier this year online at My Damn Channel. But how about a live production? That’s where the cast of "Wasp Cove" enters the picture. They’ll put on a show for you …
Even comedy bloggers need a few hours away from the computer now and then…right? Right. OK. Watch this clip from NBC’s upcoming season of Last Comic Standing, which debuts May 22. It’s my friend, comedian Esther Ku! I won’t tell you how she does…yet. Enjoy.
Anyone hoping, wishing, waiting for Dave Attell to make his return to TV will be happy to learn that the wait will soon be over. Attell returns to Comedy Central on July 17 with the premiere of the new version of The Gong Show. Yes, that Gong Show. Here’s what …
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This week the TV networks present their "upfront" fall programming for advertisers, and already, a few stand-up comedians know they’ll have primetime work awaiting them. Fox already has ordered the animated series "Sit Down, Shut Up," from Arrested Development’s Mitch Hurwitz, which features among its voices Maria Bamford and Nick …
The second and final night of AltCom saw a packed crowd of enthusiastic comedy fans at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday night. Certainly more of a buzz in the air. Then again, in comedy clubs across the country, 8 p.m. Saturday is considered the sweet spot for audiences, because those …
A new episode of the PBS series, America at a Crossroads, premieres tonight (May 11) with a comedic bent, "Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age." The episode focuses on five stand-ups: Ahmed Ahmed, Tissa Hami, Dean Obeidallah, Azhar Usman and Maysoon Zayid. Four clips on the site, and …