The Definitive Guide to Comedy
TruTV unveiled the first look at upcoming sketch comedy series Friends of the People today as part of the cable channel’s turn in the summer press tour for the TV Critics Association. It’ll debut Oct. 28, 2014, with a blend of pop-culture sketches, man-on-the-street segments and more. Co-stars, writers and …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
Andrea Martin is enjoying her summer trip to Portugal when she’s patched onto the phone line last night with The Comic’s Comic. “It’s surreal for me to have a show premiere and me be in Lisbon,” Martin said. So if fans tune in tonight to the American debut of Working …
It may be impossible to determine who is the funniest person in the world, but leave it to Jamie Masada to try to name a winner, anyhow. Masada, founding owner of the Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood, announced his first-ever Funniest Person in the World contest, with comedians competing …
The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal has named Andy Samberg, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, Michael Schur, Nathan Fielder and Bill Burr as its major award-winning honorees for 2014. Their individual honors: Andy Samberg: Comedy Person of the Year Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg: Comedy Directors of the Year …
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed a bill late Wednesday to place street signs naming the 400 block of West 121st Street — between Morningside Drive and Amsterdam Avenue — as “George Carlin Way.” It’s the street where the legendary late stand-up comedian grew up. Carlin would talk and …
Here are your nominees for 2014 Emmy Awards in TV comedy. Will update with more categories and breakdowns, but for now, congrats to all! Making a big splash this year definitely is Netflix, with its decision to Orange Is the New Black in comedy earning the streaming site a series …
Not all of the new Broadway musicals staged in New York City are based on hit movies. Rehearsals began last week for HA! The Musical, and no, it’s not based on the old Times Square comedy club. but yes, it is a completely and seriously silly look at the world …
On Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast last week, the comedian made fun of electronica and EDM DJs in Las Vegas. “You know that DJ music?” Burr asked. He then proceeded to make a series of dumb noises. “You know what’s funny? Someone could DJ that. They could turn that into a …
Forget everything you read in the gossip pages about what Katt Williams is doing offstage. HBO has set a date for his newest stand-up special, directed by Spike Lee. “Katt Williams: Priceless” will premiere Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Here’s the first official trailer of Williams back onstage doing his thing. …
