The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Before you sit down to watch another episode of The Price is Right this morning, sit back and take a second look at yesterday’s episode of the celebrated game show from all of the angles. That’s right. The show, hosted by Drew Carey, gave viewers a chance to watch the …
Michael Che made his debut Wednesday night as a new correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and they gave him a title befitting his status: “New Correspondent.” Of course, if Che’s reports like this one from “Syria” keep nailing it, then the other correspondents — take …
Comedy Central’s third season of The Half Hour, its solo stand-up showcase series, kicks off this Friday night — and this morning, the network sneaked us all a peek at all 14 comedians to come this summer. If you missed it on the TV, you can watch The Half Hour …
New rule? Bill Maher will perform his next stand-up special live on HBO from Washington, D.C., immediately after hosting a live one-hour episode of his long-running HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher. The back-to-back doubleheader happens Sept. 12, 2014, from Sidney Harman Hall, then moves over to Warner Theatre. Real …
Here it is, the official movie trailer for I Am Road Comic, the documentary sequel to Jordan Brady’s I Am Comic. I Am Road Comic has screened at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival and the Montclair Film Festival this spring, but will have its West Coast premiere on June …
The Arab Spring helped give rise to political satire that allowed a former heart surgeon to speak to millions throughout Egypt over the past three years. Last week, Egyptians elected former Army General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as their new president with more than 96 percent of the vote. And like …
Gary Vider made his TV debut last night on Conan. Perhaps this will help his financial situation a little bit, or at least enough so he won’t have to come up with any more creative ways to ask his parents for money. And that, in turn, would help his dating …
Aida Rodriguez advanced to the semifinals of the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. Rodriguez already knew that because “The Invitationals” rounds of audition showcases taped months ago. But after millions of you watched on May 22 and again the following Wednesday when NBC rebroadcast it, Rodriguez felt she needed …
IFC officially has Garfunkel and Oates on its TV schedule now, with the premiere of the eight-episode first season debuting at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. The semi-autobiographical sitcom follows the exploits of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci as they go Hollywood and try to find fame, fortune and …
Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the many varied comedy podcasts Flinn listened to or attended live tapings of during the previous week. Enjoy! MOHR STORIES (232: Dave Attell) In August 2001, Insomniac …
