The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Michael Kosta worked on Labor Day, while Tim Tebow did not. So Kosta, a stand-up comedian, used his new job as co-anchor on FOX Sports 1’s Crowd Goes Wild to implore the NFL to take a chance on Tebow (newly cut by the New England Patriots) and keep the former …
Mike Lawrence delivered a sincerely stirring speech on Saturday night at the second annual Creek Awards, held to celebrate the 11th anniversary of The Creek and The Cave, the Mexican restaurant and performing arts venue that has become a hub for New York City’s independent comedy scene from its outpost …
If you’re black-tie formal, does that then make your stand-up performance that much classier? You could just ask Rory Scovel, who donned a tuxedo and had a friend (Adam McFarland) on the piano accompany him for his set on Tuesday night’s episode of Conan. His routine reminded me of a …
Could John Wing join Taylor Williamson and make for two stand-up comedians in the finals for the 2013 season of America’s Got Talent? For his live semifinal performance Tuesday night on NBC, Wing focused his performance on his wife and the power dynamic she exerts over him — and by …
Here’s something you don’t see, well, pretty much ever. Cameron Esposito made her late-night and network TV debut Tuesday night on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The show already promised to be a doozy since Jay Leno was Ferguson’s other guest. What made this show extra special and unique …
Ari Shaffir’s “This Is Not Happening,” a storytelling webseries on Comedy Central via CC:Studios, originated as a live show at the Hollywood Improv’s side “lab” room in which stand-up comedians could share experiences from their lives that didn’t fit neatly within the confines of their stand-up sets or personas. Not …
This year’s Comedy Central Roast of James Franco had some great moments. Let’s reflect on a few of them by reliving them, shall we? These video clips are uncensored, so please put your headphones on if you’re watching this in mixed company! Bill Hader sat on the dais in black …
This is why we cannot have nice things? If you love Dave Chappelle and you miss seeing him on your TV and in your life, then when you finally have the chance to witness Chappelle back onstage performing stand-up comedy, what do you do? What should you do? Sit back …
Here’s a short documentary for your Throwback Thursday needs, no matter what day it may be. Improv Legends has put together several minutes of interview footage with founders and early participants in The Second City improv and sketch comedy company in Chicago — including the late Bernie Sahlins and the …
In Kanye West’s world, he growls “I Am A God.” In our comedy world, that script is flipped, and Saturday Night Live‘s Jay Pharoah impersonates Yeezus with a dash of Wilfred in this music video parody, “I Am A Dog.” The video is from Above Average, the webseries production shingle …
