The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Call him Tosh.50K? Daniel Tosh loves the Miami Dolphins, but he cares more about his friend and fellow comedian, betting against his favorite NFL team tonight to turn $25,000 in auction earnings into a $50,000 donation for Andy Ritchie‘s multiple brain surgeries. “That’s Gambling 101. Never bet with your heart. …
Seven years ago, dozens of New York City comedians converged in costumed tribute to stand-up legends and infamous icons of their trade. Since it was Halloween week, they dubbed the special showcase Schtick or Treat. I was there. It was fun. A ton of fun, actually. And hosts Mark Normand …
If Louis CK writes, directs, edits and stars in his FX comedy series, Louie, then what’s left for a co-producer to do? That’s Steven Wright’s role on the show, and Wright explained how he started working with CK and what that works entails, in this appearance on Wednesday night’s Late …
Today’s guest is John Heffron, the kind of comedian who claims he’s never had a plan despite starting stand up when he was 18, launching a successful business project and winning Last Comic Standing all by the time he hit 34. A decade later, Heffron remains hard at work on …
Chris Hardwick already hosts an Emmy-winning fake game show, so why not have him host a real one with real cash prizes? That’s just what NBC ordered. NBC gave the green light today to 10 primetime episodes of a game show series, The Wall, which Hardwick will host and executive …
Above Average, the original comedy video and webseries channel fronted by Lorne Michaels and Broadway Video (and thus starring plenty of Saturday Night Live cast members, writers and their friends), has launched a new sister site devoted to sports. But here’s the kicker. Wait. Here’s The Kicker. Even Bryan Tucker, …
What’s a day or so in the life of Joe Rogan look like? According to this video he made for Rolling Stone that accompanies a magazine profile of him, waking up the night after a theater show with Joey “Coco” Diaz, Rogan starts his day in his gym with a …
Our three-year sojourn with Tina Fey and Amy Poelher as our awards host queens has ended, and the Ricky Gervais Era is once again in session with the Golden Globes, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Gervais would host the 2016 ceremonies live on NBC this January 2016. Can't …
Winning a prize at the New York Television Festival might not put your independent TV pilot on the air immediately, but it definitely will put you on the map and on the radar for the executives and showrunners who are looking to hire the next great voice. Even just before …
This song not only is relevant, topical and funny, but also quite a fun song to jam to anytime. So, thank you Austin Martinez (aka comedians Molly Austin and Shamikah Martinez) for bringing us “EMOJIJAM” to kick off this week. Roll the clip! A photo posted by Austin Martinez (@austinmartinezcomedy) …
