Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Showdown (2008 results!)
by Comedy Central’s annual "Stand-Up Showdown" airs today, rebroadcasting the top 20 stand-up specials as voted online by fans over the past month. It’s airing now! …
Behind the CCP: Leo Allen
Leo Allen taped his Comedy Central Presents special with the same NYC audience as Eugene Mirman (CCP taped in groups of two, two groups each …
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Behind the CCP: Hard ‘N Phirm
Comedy Central Presents rolls out two more new half-hour specials tonight, starting with Hard ‘N Phirm, the musical comedy duo of Chris Hardwick and Mike …
Haircut week in comedy land?
Something I couldn’t help but notice Wednesday night at Rififi…aside from the huge crowds seeming to want to bask in this comedy’s scenes last gasps …
Letterman tonight! TJ Miller, Andy Kindler
The show is taping as I type this, but my sources have informed me that in addition to comedian TJ Miller showing up tonight to …
Eugene Mirman talks Gothamist, Obama
Gothamist has a new interview with Eugene Mirman up today, and it reminds me that the cityblog’s comedy coverage just isn’t the same since parting …
Louis CK taping, March 1, Boston
If you’ve seen Louis CK’s stand-up at any point in the past few months, then you have been amazed to learn that he has built …
Meet Will Franken
When I first saw Will Franken perform last fall, the best I could come up with on my Daily News blog was this description: "manic …
NY Arab-American Comedy Festival
Thankfully, a friend of the site here at The Comic’s Comic hollered my way today and didn’t let me forget that this week, New York …
TJ Miller returns to the scene of Cloverfield
Fresh off a $41 million opening weekend for the mystery monster movie, Cloverfield, comedian/actor TJ Miller is back in New York City for continued promotion, …