The Definitive Guide to Comedy
While Keenen Ivory Wayans passes judgment on comedians on NBC’s reboot of Last Comic Standing, his younger brother, Marlon, is ready to hold court on his own televised comedy competition. And now we know the 10 comedians competing on the new TBS series, Funniest Wins, which premieres at 10 p.m. (Eastern/Pacific) …
I knew Ben Kronberg was a bit of a loon the first time I met him, seven years ago in Colorado during the final HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Then again, we all went a bit loony that weekend in the snow-covered mountains. But you didn’t know Kronberg …
Here’s a fun visual essay by Tony Zhou, uploaded to his Vimeo on Tuesday, in which he implores comedy filmmakers today to be more like director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The World’s End). As he wrote: “If you love visual comedy, …
Howard Stern used his first and only touch of “The Golden Buzzer” to save an act on the ninth-season premiere of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Stern’s save was a joke. Dustin’s Dojo is a joke act. A guy who says he learned karate at a pizza place in Pensacola (OK, …
Last Comic Standing is back, and so is Dan Naturman — only this time, Naturman is finding his comedic success thanks to America’s Got Talent. A decade ago, Naturman infamously pitted the celebrity judges against the producers of Last Comic; the judges loved Naturman but claimed producers wouldn’t let him …
Jeff Dunham spent the Memorial Day Weekend in Hawaii, resting and relaxing after a final show for the U.S. military following his first tour as a ventriloquist in Asia. Dunham’s “All Over The Map” Tour found him visiting the Middle East, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore this month. Following …
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! GIRL ON GUY with AISHA TYLER (#140: Carol …
TBS announced today that it would not be renewing The Pete Holmes Show for a third cycle — a 13-week run ends on June 18, 2014, with all of the remaining episodes already pre-taped. It debuted last fall on a seven-week trial basis. The half-hour mix of monologue, sketches, edited …
Welcome back to Last Comic Standing! Or, as new host J.B. Smoove proclaimed near the top of Thursday night’s two-hour premiere on NBC: Smoove “I just want everyone to welcome back to a bigger, better, greater Last Comic Standing!” Hold for applause. What’s different now in season eight, four years removed …
Joe DeRosa moved out to Los Angeles to work as a writer on The Pete Holmes Show, and on Thursday night’s program, he appeared once more onscreen — but this time in his capacity as a stand-up. Living and working in Hollywood has really changed DeRosa. Not really. But really, …
