Tom Cotter returns to America’s Got Talent for an encore in 2013
by Stand-up comedian Tom Cotter returned last night to America’s Got Talent for an encore performance. Cotter had finished runner-up in the summer 2012 season on …
Comedy Central reunites with Dave Attell for a new one-hour special, plus a late-night stand-up series
Insomniac fans better sneak their naps in this year while they can. Because Dave Attell is coming back to late-nights on Comedy Central in 2014. The …
Fred Armisen and dozens more recount their SNL auditions for the New York Times
“The rest of it — the actual audition — is a blur. And that’s a good sign. Because the best things in your life, I …
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Reunited: Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in another round of “Dueling Banjos”
If you’re going to watch Steve Martin play the banjo, better to have him play “Dueling Banjos” with someone equally as compelling and fun. You …
2013 Shortlist for Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Short on Yanks
We know we’re in the final days and nights of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe when the awards shortlist is released, and that just happened today. …
John Wing’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
John Wing may have made some dumb decisions earlier in his life, but he made a very smart one last night on live primetime network …
Stand-Up Comedy, the Bible, and the 10,000-Hour Rule
By Caleb Synan Good comedians do stand-up every night. Sometimes a wedding, a broken-down car, or some other emergency can get in the way of …
Greg Fitzsimmons, “Life On Stage,” CD/DVD
“This is my first one-hour special, and they said I record it anywhere I wanted. And I said, this is it. I’m coming back to …
Patton Oswalt’s Social Media Experience Experiment
When you become such a beloved comedian that everything you say is amplified — Your essay in response to the Boston Marathon bombings brings us …
Take Me to the Pilot Season: Tracking a Year in Network TV Development
TV networks spend billions of dollars each year for ideas you’ll never see on television. That’s a bold statement. But it’s nevertheless true. Literally. And …