Vicki Barbolak survives Judges Cuts for America’s Got Talent 2018
by Congratulations to Vicki Barbolak, who at 60 is so far the first and only stand-up comedian to make it through to the live shows this …
Studies in contrast: Todd Glass and Matteo Lane illustrate range of comedy notes at JFL 2018
In his Netflix special, Act Happy, Todd Glass unveiled The Todd Glass Band to add more weapons to his comedy arsenal. Glass uses them to …
Champs and challengers from Seasons 1-2 will feel the heat on Season 3 of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle
Please excuse the following comedians from Montreal’s Just For Laughs this week, as they’ll be too busy doing battle in Los Angeles for Season 3 …
Presenting the JFL Montreal New Faces Class of 2018, soon to be seen on Amazon Prime Video!
Some comedians and industry folk joked that Just For Laughs could no longer really do New Faces in Montreal now that the ICM agency had …
Episode #217: Paul Mecurio
Paul Mecurio is seen every night by audiences of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as he warms them up before the CBS cameras turn on for …
Kevin Smith helps launch Rivit TV with his “Hollyweed” pilot
First came Channel 101. Screening 5-minute shorts, and asking audiences to vote for their favorites to return for new episodes since 2003. Then came Amazon …
“Hammerhead” takes top honors at 2018 New York Television Festival
A hotbed for independent pilots and development deals, the first-ever summer edition of the New York Television Festival wrapped over the weekend, with Hammerhead taking …
Patton Oswalt on responsibilities and apologies
Patton Oswalt sat down last month with Washington Post reporter Elahe Izadi (a comedian herself in her spare time) for a spirited conversation about what …
The Jeanne Robertson Humor Competition
Jeanne Robertson has 166,000 YouTube Subscribers and many years of experience speaking at corporate events and conventions. Now she’s challenging you out there to see …
Getting the facts from Go Fact Yourself host J. Keith Van Straaten
J. Keith Van Straaten, host of the live game show and podcast for Maximum Fun, Go Fact Yourself, met up with me earlier this summer …