The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Look, I know that’s a photo from 2016’s Schtick or Treat, but on the bright side, as the new curator of Comedy Listings for the Weekend Arts section of The New York Times, I got that in the newspaper, so let’s all celebrate! As for Schtick or Treat 2018, it …
Finally, Bob Saget can say what he really wanted to about some of the video clips submitted back in the day for ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos. ABC has ordered Videos After Dark for 2019. Saget, who hosted the first eight seasons of AFHV, will host and executive produce Videos After …
The new fall TV season still hasn’t introduced all of its new series, and already we have two new straight-to-series orders from the broadcast networks this month. FOX says all systems go for Bless The Harts, an animated comedy featuring the voices of Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell and …
When real life becomes even more ridiculous than satire, then what role is there for comedians to play? And how should comedians talk about serious issues while still keeping their senses of humor? Those are two of the questions I posed to comedians on the front lines of the discussion, …
In case you missed it, because like me, you stayed up all Friday night watching the Dodgers outlast the Red Sox, This Week at the Comedy Cellar premiered last night late-night on Comedy Central. At least six stand-up comedians appeared onscreen telling jokes before the full opening credits rolled, and …
Louie Anderson dropped by Thursday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, and the comedian has some suggestions for making shopping for clothes easier or at least more enjoyable at big and tall stores. And yes, he’s still trying to eat right. Well, what’s right, exactly? Roll the clip!
The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival may now be The Janelle James Comedy Festival, but Mirman himself will appear and perform as part of the hand-off of the annual comedy celebration in Park Slope and Gowanus, Brooklyn. The inaugural lineup joining James from Dec. 4-6, 2018, also includes David Cross, Cristela …
Oh, to be a leaning tower of pizza. Louis CK brought his unrepentant comeback to Massachusetts over the weekend. CK, who grew up in Newton, surprised the audience Saturday night in Saugus on Boston’s North Shore at Giggles, the comedy venue inside Prince Pizzeria run by Mike Clarke, brother of …
You may or may not remember seeing J. Keith van Straaten in roles on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and ads for McDonald’s, Nike, Pizza Hut, Cheez-It, and many more. But if you did, then you’re just the sort of trivia expert who would have loved watching …
Caitlin Peluffo has been the same size since she was 12, and yet she retains a healthy attraction for pretty boys. And she’s quite comfortable in her body, especially in these clothes. Let her explain as she made her network TV debut on Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Roll …
