The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Craig Ferguson delivered an affable monologue Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Not quite the tour de farce of Stephen Colbert from two years ago, but affable enough, as anyone who watches Ferguson on his late-night CBS program will attest. He got a couple of zingers in, more …
Oh, Super Deluxe. I love how you pay comedians for content. But sometimes, you keep their videos locked away for months and I forget to look for them. Other times, you end up with the most awkwardly appropriate video descriptions, such as Jonah Ray’s "Master The Internet," which says: "Everybody’s …
Passover ends tonight, and the 92Y’s spring comedy series kicks off tonight with Richard Lewis in a conversation with Keith Olbermann. Coincidence? Probably. Here is a clip of Lewis and Olbermann talking on MSNBC on Valentine’s Day. Coincidence? Less likely. Lewis also has a new memoir out called The Other …
An update from a previous report: The NYC branch of the Laugh Factory, under new management, now officially goes by the moniker Times Square Comedy Club. The new site boasts that it’s "the world’s largest comedy club" with four rooms, a 300-seat mainstage, 140- and 120-seat cabaret side stages and …
Sure, the Pope Benedict XVI got plenty of live TV coverage during his visit last week to New York City and Washington, D.C., but did they really talk to the true fans of the Pope? Don’t think so. Oren Brimer tackles the case. Pope FansUploaded by orenbrimer Oh, did I …
This video contains NSFW material, but you’re not working on Friday, or over the weekend for that matter, are you? So sit back and enjoy footage from the recent Hysterical Festival fund-raiser, featuring Carolyn Castiglia, Rachel Feinstein, Mel and El, Ophira Eisenberg, Bridget Everett, Heather Lawless and Adira Amram. There’s …
While my computer decided to take most of Friday off, the folks at Gawker pieced together footage showing how Rob Schneider’s bit explaining the multiple uses of the word "dude" during his Young Comedians special in 1989 has resurfaced almost two decades later and repurposed as a nationwide ad for …
The description of this comedian as known for "his trademark black suit and horn-rimmed glasses" might make you think of another Midwestern stand-up named Drew, but Drew Hastings should not be confused for Drew Carey. Perhaps his hourlong special, Irked and Miffed, will help you understand the differences. It debuts …
If you didn’t already notice this, I’ve added a new page to the site today to give you an overview on comedy festivals, music festivals that feature comedy, and comedy competitions across North America (and Scotland, too!). The festivals (and contests) page is located along the right-hand column, and will …
An updated schedule of North American festivals featuring comedy and/or comedy competitions: JANUARY 2009 Chicago Sketchfest (Jan. 8-18) SF Sketchfest (Jan. 15-31) South Beach Comedy Festival (Jan. 21-24) FEBRUARY 2009 North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival (Feb. 13-21) MARCH 2009 Detroit Comedy Fest (March 16-21) SXSW (Austin, Texas) (March 20-21) APRIL …