The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Tom Segura needs a hobby. As a stand-up comedian who works the road, Segura has a lot of down time. And as he explained to the audience on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, that leaves him with room on his schedule for something to occupy …
This just in! Spike TV has gathered an all-star collection of comedians to pay tribute to the guy who insulted them all, and did so with love, 87-year-old Don Rickles. One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles will feature David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Robert De …
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 …
Were you thinking to yourself, you know what the first three seasons of Guy Code could have used? A big musical anthem to bring all the boys together with a common harmonic purpose. Well, season four of MTV2’s Guy Code kicked off last night with “Respect The Code,” featuring all …
If he wasn’t already a bona fide star upon leaving Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan certainly was when he returned to the 30 Rock fold in the sitcom that loosely fictionalized him and the makings of TV sketch comedy. With an emphasis on loosely. As Morgan prepares to unveil his …
What’s next for Chelsea Handler on TV in 2015? After posting this photo of herself on Instagram, with her dog and paperwork bearing the CBS logo and the caption “business meeting,” Handler clarified her position Wednesday with a Tweet: “I have never had nor will have any desire to take …
Keith Huang studied improvisation at The People’s Improv Theater and trained at New York City’s other two primary theatrical homes for improv comedy in the 21st century: The UCB and The Magnet. Huang later became an instructor at The PIT, house team performer there, and since 2012, served as The …
New cable channel Pivot enjoyed Freestyle Love Supreme‘s improvised hip-hop comedy special in March so much, it announced today it has ordered up 10 additional half-hour specials from the NYC-based musical comedy crew. The series upgrade came as part of Pivot’s full slate of new shows, renewals and development projects …
Chris and David Walsh are back online with a second season of webisodes of their “Great and Secret Comedy Show” on Comedy Central’s CC:Studios, and this represents the best expression yet of what makes these brothers so great, and yet still so much of a comedy secret. One of their …
My friend and yours Dan Soder performed on Tuesday night’s Conan, and don’t let the scruff fool you. He’s still a big kid at heart. And yet, he has enough perspective to know that his grandparents were The Greatest Generation, and that the kids his friends are having are very …
