The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Decades before he was the “Stephen Colbert” that you’ve come to know and love on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert had the opportunity to intern for David Letterman on his Late Night staff at NBC in 1986. Colbert turned it down. Eleven years later, in 1997, Colbert and …
Producers of NBC’s Last Comic Standing hope to resolve a work stoppage that left them without their editing crew Monday when they walked off the job, seeking a union contract. “We’re union supporters, so we’re confident it’ll be worked out to everyone’s satisfaction,” producers told The Comic’s Comic on Tuesday. UPDATE! A …
TruTV is embracing its comedic sensibilities. The cable channel, which already poked fun at life and videos with Impractical Jokers and Upload with Shaquille O’Neal, and earlier this spring announced a new sketch comedy series and a showcase for a comic magician, unveiled even more comedy to come in 2014 with …
The American Comedy Awards will return to network TV in May with one more big name to be feted, announcing late Monday the ceremony would give Bill Cosby the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence. It’s essentially a lifetime achievement award for the 76-year-old stand-up comedian and sitcom legend, who …
ICYMI: And apparently I did, as I wasn’t paying close enough attention on Thursday night to the final credits-bumper scene of Community’s fifth-season finale. Which effectively roasted NBC over the coals for all of the failed series it has ordered up in the five seasons while allowing Community’s fate to …
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! JIM FLORENTINE’s “COMEDY METAL MIDGETS” (Jim Interviews Comic Friend …
Are these the funniest cities in America? What does that question even mean? Ay, there’s the rub. The fellas behind the new book, The Humor Code, tried assigning data to the question, though, nevertheless, irregardless of how many qualifiers I put in this sentence. They still went ahead and tried …
You don’t have to be training for a marathon to know that a cleanse isn’t even as much fun as it sounds. And since Monday is Patriot’s Day in Boston, it’s a fine time to remember the Boston Tea Party and how much Americans have contributed to tea over the …
One step backward, two bunny hops forward. That’s the Good Friday spin on the cancellation that’s actually a promotion for FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def programming. FOX executives have confirmed that the late-night Saturday block of animated shorts will stop airing new episodes after June 28. Come June 2015, however, ADHD …
Jamie Lee is half Jewish, all writer on The Pete Holmes Show. Holy Thursday, it’s time to see Lee perform stand-up on the program! She jokes about being single, but beware using your pickup lines on her as she’ll take you quite literally. So, no. The carpets don’t match the …
