How to get a spot on Letterman
by Meet Eddie Brill. You want to get on The Late Show with David Letterman as a stand-up comedian? Well, you’re going to have to impress …
Michael Ian Black looks for his demo
I spoke with Michael Ian Black while writing for the New York Daily News, and Black wasn’t quite sure he’d be able to sell those …
Jim Gaffigan explains Pale Force
Jim Gaffigan debuted the second season of his cartoon superhero farce, Pale Force, on Monday night’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien. For those of you …
Exclusive: Dane Cook answers his critics
The last time Dane Cook and I talked at length face-to-face, we were in his dressing room backstage at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden, minutes before …
Christian Finnegan on becoming a NYC headliner
Christian Finnegan is excited to headline Gotham Comedy Club this weekend. I know because I’ve read the emails and MySpace bulletins in which he says …
Pete & Brian, and Bill Murray, on video
Today on Funny Or Die, NYC comedy duo Pete & Brian unveiled their latest short film, FCU: Fact Checkers Unit with Bill Murray. Let’s play …
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Will Durst, off-Broadway
After six years, comedians don’t even have to write jokes about President George W. Bush.To them, Bush seems to write his own punchlines into the …
Rob Riggle goes to Iraq, for laughs this time
At this summer’s Del Close Marathon, Rob Riggle and the Daily Show/Colbert Report improv jam received the suggestion: Iraq. Someone joked that Riggle would be …
Louis CK, on the rebound
For all the talk about Lucky Louie and how unlucky it was with HBO last year, you need to move on. Louis CK certainly has. …
Catching up with Freestyle Love Supreme’s reunion
Normally, the concept of rapping comedians turns my hack sensors on stun with an urge to bolt. So when a friend asked me to join …