The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Jon Stewart glossed over the news in his otherwise highly amusing interview with Colin Quinn on Wednesday’s episode of The Daily Show when Stewart asked if Jerry Seinfeld would be directing Quinn onstage again. Because it’s happening. This summer. Colin Quinn’s The New York Story will debut at The Cherry Lane …
Bringer, (noun? adjective? adverb? all of the above!): In comedy terms, a bringer is a booked stand-up showcase in which the producer requires each comedian to recruit a pre-determined number of paying customers into the club before said comedian may perform on said show. In some instances, the comedian may …
Paul Zerdin is an Englishman who has won TV talent shows across the pond in his youth. But Zerdin is older now, and he, just like Englishmen of old, wants to conquer America. And so here he is, auditioning for America’s Got Talent‘s 10th season on NBC. He performed vocal …
Producers for NBC’s America’s Got Talent tried to pull a quick fast one on viewers, making a joke out of the reveal that auditioner Scott Heierman is a bearded lady. But Heierman had the joke on them — since, of course, the 25-year-old who delivers pizzas in Lexington, Kentucky, is …
It may be the Stanley Cup Finals in Chicago and Tampa Bay, but in New York City, it’s only the beginning for the cast of IFC’s new sitcom, Benders. Lindsey Broad, Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskander and Andrew Schulz have been cast as the starting line for the eight-episode …
It has now been a year since the June 7, 2014, New Jersey Turnpike crash that killed comedian James “Jimmy Mack” McNair and almost killed Tracy Morgan, Ardie Fuqua and Morgan’s assistant, Jeffrey Millea. On May 27, Walmart — whose tractor-trailer driver had rear-ended the limo van carrying the comedians …
Gina Brillon‘s sister has low self-esteem, and it’s not because Gina is a stand-up comedian, or why she is. Nor does it explain why Gina sees a therapist herself. A therapist might be a better dating option for her than the young boys in New York City who keep hitting …
Elayne Boosler was a regular performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Carson, and this week the “new” guy Jimmy Fallon brought her back for a new stand-up set. Just in time for the next Macy’s One Day Sale! The main thing that’s changed for her since the Carson era …
The great Gary Gulman went against character on Tuesday’s Conan by going into character. Or rather, by going along with his girlfriend’s idea to introduce role-playing into their bedroom routine. Which goes pretty deep. As Gulman explained in this stand-up set. Roll the clip!
The Comic Strip on New York City’s Upper East Side opened for business 39 years ago this coming Monday: June 1, 1976. From the start, the stand-up comedy club was a launching pad for some stellar careers, including Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano and Chris Rock. Many more came …
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