The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Shortly after, or perhaps during (?) his late show Friday night, Aries Spears (Note: His Web site warns it’ "may be inappropriate for children under 18," and the initial home page has him pictured grabbing a woman’s ass! This may come in handy, so to speak, later in this sentence, …
As we start to learn the names of those stand-up comedians picked for Comedy Central’s Live At Gotham tapings next month, we see a fairly definite pattern emerging from the early picks. To make it to Gotham, it seems, one must first have survived the battles of 2007’s Comedy Central …
Fans of Tim and Eric will be happy to know that cities and dates for Tim and Eric’s Awesome Tour this spring have been lined up. So far, it looks like this… April 21: Cambridge, MA, TT The Bears April 22: New York City, Highline Ballroom April 23: Minneapolis, North …
Another Friday, another double dose of new Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials. Tonight, it’s Eugene Mirman and Jordan Rubin (10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Eastern). Present for both tapings, I somehow managed to barely take any notes during Rubin’s set. Except for this line: "Audience loved Jordan’s ‘energy.’" That’s good, …
(Note: If you’re looking for Nick Thune’s Missed Connections comedy song, as several readers who reach this post via Google search already have done so, then you need to click here for my report on his Comedy Central half-hour) If kids say the darnedest things, then Craigslist ads must be …
Did you know there’s an Underground Brooklyn Comedy Festival happening this Friday and Saturday? I almost didn’t know. That’s how underground it is. Nate Sloan (alter ego of friendly fellow comedy blog The Apiary, or is that the alter ego of Nate? anyhoosiers, let’s break out of this parenthetical device …
All Hip Hop reported today that Bill Cosby would be releasing his own rap album, titled State of Emergency. They quote unnamed sources and say Cosby’s rapping would be an extension of his recent speeches criticizing the black community for its failings in parenting, teen pregnancy, crime and education. I …
Scott Bateman, who animated the ECNY Awards nomination reels, here illuminates a track from Eugene Mirman‘s CD, En Garde, Society! Mirman’s Comedy Central Presents debuts on Friday, in which you can see him for real. Except he’ll be on television. Which means you cannot touch him for real. Enjoy.
Whether you call it the "alternative" comedy scene or the "downtown" comedy scene, and either of those labels doesn’t quite fit when describing the particular crop of New York performers who tend to eschew the traditional comedy clubs — and even that tag doesn’t apply to those stand-ups who perform …
As a journalist, reaching the final page of the notebook always prompts mixed emotions. First, excitement at the prospect of starting anew with a clean, fresh pad of paper. Then, a touch of sadness, because you’ve held this pad literally close to the vest for months, and inside it are …