Jon Glaser’s political rock opus: Barack Obama-sistible!
by The ongoing coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign has taken more than a few funny turns in the past month, and Jon Glaser is responsible …
New HBO Entertainment chief married to comedian
Anyone who worried about the future of comedy on HBO after the departure of Chris Albrecht and the end of the Aspen festival can maybe …
Louis CK unveils new site, new HBO photos
After much delay and even more prodding, Louis CK pulled back the curtain and launched a newly designed online presence. In doing so, he revealed …
Carolyn Castiglia will rap again on VH1
Last night’s special "on-air" edition of Jon Friedman’s Rejection Show featured some very fresh and updated tales of failure and humiliation from comedians. Carolyn Castiglia, …
John Oliver: From Conan to the basement
One thing comedians always love to mention about the New York City scene is the ability to book multiple gigs any night of the week. …
Uncategorized
Music video: Political Sex Scandals
I heard Mark Douglas perform this song acoustically last night at the Drink at Work show at Ochi’s Lounge, which was fun and all, but …
Mortified!
Mortified returned to New York City for another production at Comix on Monday night, in which real people share stories and written personal documents from …
In other news
The Village Voice reviews last week’s Rock ‘n ROFL, describes comedians as "not-quite-midlevel" (whatever that means) despite headline proclaiming them "princes of comedy," possibly revealing …
Online videos and the rebranding of Sony’s CSpot
Crackle arrived on the scene during the great online comedy video gold rush of 2007 in which many sites appeared but few managed to grab …
Uncategorized
Before I write another Top 10 funniest whatever list
Note to self: Remember to consult this post by Alex Blagg on the Top 10 Tips for Writing an Awesomely Funny Top 10 List on …