SNL with Amy Adams, Vampire Weekend
by Let’s just say it. Saturday Night Live belongs to Amy Poehler. This weekend’s episode (third new show in a row, if you’re scoring at home) …
The man behind AST
Ben Kharakh published an interview this weekend with Matt Belknap, aka isoS, aka the man who made A Special Thing. Read it. Fun fact not …
Follow-up on Aspen comedy, post-fest
In the wake of the departure of the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, comedy itself in Aspen has taken a dark turn. If that previous Aspen …
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A moment with du Bouchet
I never got to see the Giant Tuesday show at Rififi, but last night, I did get a moment to meet and speak with the …
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Live at Gotham: 2008 lineups!
Tapings begin tonight for Comedy Central’s 2008 season of Live at Gotham, all at Gotham Comedy Club tonight-Sunday. Find your favorites and root them on! …
Last Comic Standing 6 premiere: May 22
NBC announced that the sixth season of Last Comic Standing will broadcast 90-minute episodes, beginning May 22. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) Related: The summer slate …
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Patrick Borelli on the mend
CORRECTION! Patrick Borelli wrote in to The Comic’s Comic exclusively to reveal that his root canal ended up focusing on Tooth #18, not Tooth #19 …
Margaret Cho gets VH1 show
VH1 has ordered seven episodes of The Cho Show, which follows the life of comedian Margaret Cho. Now you know.
Inside John Oliver’s Comedy Central taping
John Oliver taped an hourlong Comedy Central special of his own two weeks ago in New York City, and despite technical glitches that interrupted both …
Bill Burr on his comedic evolution
In a blog post today, Bill Burr thoughtfully and thoroughly describes his transition from a "clean" comedian to a "blue" one, and how he found …