Boston comics killing in Aspen
by Some of you are hungry for this sort of information, so let me just tell it to you straight. Shane Mauss (in showcase group B) …
My first Entertainment Weekly clip
The trip to Aspen literally is paying off. My first blog post for Entertainment Weekly went live about an hour ago. My alternate subject header …
Aspen, Day Two, Part Two, 2007
In which the author attempts, despite repeated crashes of his laptop computer, to briefly describe the shows he saw Thursday at the 2007 U.S. Comedy …
Aspen, Day Two, Part One, 2007
Thursday in Aspen: The 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Before my recap, let’s get straight to the latest installment of the Shane Spotlight, in which …
Aspen, Day One, 2007
Wednesday in Aspen: The 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Twenty-four hours after I boarded a Silver Line bus in Boston for the airport, I’m sitting …
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Comedians against Carlos Mencia
The backlash against Carlos Mencia has shifted into higher gear over the past seven days, as these two videos will attest. I’ll have plenty more …
Robin Williams, “working on material”
Five years after he returned to stand-up comedy, Robin Williams appears to be attempting another return to the stage. At least, that’s what it looked …
(Blank) in a box!
You have to hand it to Saturday Night Live. Every once in a while, they get it. Not just delivering laughs, but also understanding the …
Harry Shearer: Novelist, blogger, Simpsons voice
Harry Shearer is a man of many voices, to be sure. And that’s just on The Simpsons, where Shearer voices the characters of Mr. Burns, …
Katt Williams
Katt Williams is one n—– a roll. Wait. Hold on, hold on, just hold on one second. What’s with that "n-word"?! Oh, right. That. Avert …