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In case you missed it, Saturday Night Live has decided to break out its political parodies into its own site, SNL Elections 2008 (thanks to Rachel Sklar over at HuffPo for finding this yesterday while I was out and about in the hinterlands of Massachusetts!). They’ve got candidate sections that …
AltCom, the Alternative Comedy Festival, begins tomorrow, with two shows this weekend at the Somerville Theatre just outside of Boston. Earlier this week, I exchanged notes with headliner Emo Philips about the fest. Now it’s time to check in with the festival’s founder/organizer, Brian Joyce, to find out what this …
HarperCollins has signed Craig Ferguson to a deal to write his memoirs, "American on Purpose," for publication in fall 2009. The actor/comedian/talk-show host said: "(I) hope that it will inspire other alcoholic punk rock drummers from Scotland to find their true place in U.S. latenight television. I wanted to get …
Well, sure. Why not? The East Village comedy venue remains open, after all. And you actually bought into those closing rumors. Again. Didn’t you? Fret not. The joint once known for Cinema Classics and now known as Rififi continues to run a bar with friendly bartenders and a live performance …
FYI: Comedian Heather Fink will appear on today’s Dr. Phil (most markets, 3 p.m.) to confront one of Gawker’s favorite dating nightmares, Paul Janka. Fellow Gawker nightmare (their "Worst Person in the World") will be on the program, too. If that’s not enough, Janka also will be a guest on …
More than a few people on the Internets have a difficult time figuring out one Mr. John Mayer because they see him make fun of celebrity and the tabloid press and the red carpets, and they wonder if he’s full of it, or more often, they don’t wonder that at …
Bobby Tisdale has a history of cat bites (the cats bite him, not the other way around!), so it’s curious to see him take on the role of Dr. Charlize Therond, Cat Chiropractor. Then again, here he is! First patient, brought to him courtesy of Zach Galifianakis. Enjoy. Cat Chiropractor …
Congratulations go out today to these comedy-related online winners in the 2008 Webby Awards! Victors get the spoils June 8-10 in NYC, with a fest that includes guests such as Judah Friedlander and Seth Meyers and special honorees such as Stephen Colbert and Tim & Eric. Find out more here. …
Only a few days before the debut of the newest comedy festival to hit the circuit, AltCom: the Alternative Comedy Festival in Somerville, Mass. (May 9-10). I thought I’d get an expert comedian’s opinion on AltCom, and Emo Philips provided The Comic’s Comic with his insight on AltCom, festivals vs. …
Robin Williams certainly still has the comedy bug bites after his long weekend in Chicago, flying into Minneapolis for three nights at the intimate 275-seat Acme Comedy Company. All three shows, Tuesday-Thursday, sold out in minutes, according to the club and the Star Tribune (which reminded me to update my …