Episode #103: Live from DCM18 at the Del Close Marathon
by The annual Del Close Marathon brings the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade together along with thousands of performers from around the world, celebrating their …
Aparna Nancherla on Conan
Aparna Nancherla returned to Conan the other night, and she has a problem with pills. Well, not so much the pills, but how it looks …
Episode #102: Yannis Pappas
Here’s what I know about Yannis Pappas. He’s a native New Yorker. He’s gotten shot. He’s a sneakerhead. He’s Greek. In fact, so Greek he …
Rhea Butcher’s debut on Conan
Rhea Butcher has twice as much fun explaining the irony of her last name to audiences, not only because she has been a vegetarian since …
Interviews / TV
Hyper reality: The Comedy Vérité of “The Jim Gaffigan Show” on TV Land
Fans of Seinfeld love to visit the iconic places and people featured on the hit NBC sitcom, from the diner where Jerry hung out with …
Atlanta Improv finds new home in Buckhead, will reopen winter 2016
An update to my story from last month rounding up the comings and goings of comedy clubs around America… The Atlanta franchise in the Improv …
Pandora Comedy celebrates five years in streaming stand-up
Pandora launched its first-ever comedy station five years ago, and while a lot has changed in terms of how we listen to comedy or music …
Fuse gets into Friday night late-night comedy game for summer 2016
Fuse is setting aside the music as Fridays turn to Saturdays this summer, launching a weekly “Fresh Baked Comedy” block in late-night, starting July 8, …
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s writing packet submission process for 2016
Cannot remember ever seeing a late-night TV writing job actually posted in the wild like a regular job opening — and definitely don’t recall ever …
There’s an Apple Patent for that: This technology could stop audience members from hijacking video from live comedy shows
What if stand-up comedians — or any performers — no longer had to worry about audience members surreptitiously recording their sets and then putting them …