The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Bonnie McFarlane celebrated the release of her first book, You’re Better Than Me: A Memoir, on Tuesday night at the Strand Book Store in New York City, in conversation with Jim Gaffigan. And if you can ever get a comedian with two best-selling books and a successful TV series to …
Paul F. Tompkins recently visited the Big Think, and shared his thoughts on how political correctness influences comedy. In short, tastes change, and comedians always need to adapt to changing times. “Otherwise you’re irrelevant,” Tompkins said. To wit, he also said, in part: “I would say in most cases, audiences …
Leonard Ouzts made his stand-up TV debut Monday night on Conan (you may already have spotted him in cameos on other specials and shows, or a currently-running Optimum cable ad), and he’s happy to be on camera. Happy, too, to no longer have to deal with customers at IHOP who …
If you watch TV on a TV, then you undoubtedly see the law-firm ads seeking patients with mesothelioma. These lawyers hope to win huge class-action settlements against companies responsible for inflicting people with the rare asbestos-related cancer that currently lacks a cure. So if you have mesothelioma, then you’re already …
Comedy Central has announced the premiere night and lineups for season 3 of Adam Devine’s House Party, which moved out off the Pacific Ocean to film in Hawaii! Adam Devine’s House Party returns Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT, for a 10-episode run, set at Turtle Bay Resort in …
IFC has two new comedy series scheduled for the coming year, announcing eight-episode orders each for Stan Against Evil from Dana Gould, and Brockmire from Funny or Die and starring Hank Azaria. “Demons and disgrace are at the forefront of IFC’s new comedy strategy,” IFC President Jennifer Caserta said. “And …
Jackie Kashian is one of my favorite stand-up comedians to watch live because she knows who she is and makes no apologies for it. That’s also probably why Maria Bamford so much enjoys working with her on the road, and why she’s had a successful podcast for the past decade …
The Simpsons decided to weigh in this weekend on the 2016 presidential election campaigns of both the Republicans and the Democrats, letting us know that even in Springfield, it’s a nightmare scenario right now. Interesting use of real audio clips, mashed together with fake voice impersonations. Can you tell who …
A very special PSA followed last night’s episode of Mom on CBS, in which one of the supporting characters dies suddenly from a drug overdose. Mom‘s stars, Allison Janney and Anna Faris, flanking U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, remind viewers that addiction is an illness, a disease, but …
Harris Wittels died a year ago today. The comedian and writer was only 30. He’s one of far too many victims of addiction to drugs and alcohol. Last October, surviving family members of Wittels and the late Greg Giraldo — along with comedians and thousands more living in recovery or …
