The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The lineup for the 18th Del Close Marathon is up! As seen in the new documentary, Thank You Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon (read my review), DCM brings together thousands of improvisers for a weekend marathon of make-em-ups, centered in and around the Upright Citizens Brigade theaters. …
After a few warm-up shows in recent weeks at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, Louis C.K. is ready to launch his next prolonged stand-up comedy tour, starting tomorrow night in Baltimore and extending through the end of 2016. The tour will start with theaters this month, then jumping to …
Haven’t enjoyed a great mashup in ages, so thanks to Robert Dean for making one for the ages, taking Spike’s Bar Rescue and having Jon Taffer tackle the bar from Cheers. That’s all you need to know to enjoy this. Roll the clip!
Welcome to Upfronts Week, when each of the broadcast networks march into New York City to meet with advertisers and present their new fall lineups for primetime and hope that advertisers keep buying 30-second spots for the TV, on the TV. So, without further ado, here are the synopses and …
Will Forte and Kristen Schaal star in FOX sitcom The Last Man on Earth (which Forte created), and they celebrated the second-season finale with a screening at The Paley Center for Media in New York City. But first, they stopped on the red carpet to talk to me about how they …
Nick Griffin has performed several times on the Ed Sullivan Theatre stage and the Late Show, but Friday marked his first performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Griffin put a new spin on adulthood and what it means to be grown-up, observing: “It’s hard to be an adult…you’re …
In his second time hosting Saturday Night Live, Drake went meta for his monologue, not only acknowledging how much of his work inspires memes, but also giving meme-makers more to work with thanks to a brief impersonation of memes as he delivered a rap on memes. Roll the meme!
Michael Ian Black opens his new stand-up special, Noted Expert (his third hour, and first for EPIX), by noting that you can tell it’s going to actually be special, then suggests kicking things off right with a montage of puppies licking his face. Almost on cue, things don’t go well. …
It’s Friday the 13th on your calendar, which marked a dark day for several network TV series awaiting their fates for renewal or cancellation. But even for those sitcoms fortunate enough to earn a second season — or those pilots looking for their initial season orders by ABC, CBS, FOX, …
He was the first comedian ever to perform at Just For Laughs and mentored a teen-age Jim Carrey into stardom. He was Wayne Flemming. Friend to many comedians in Toronto and across Canada. Flemming died earlier this week from lung disease. Flemming’s promotional materials described himself as “the Canadian father of …
