Hugh Moore on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
by “What’s your favorite stereotype?” Wait! Don’t answer that. It’s a trap! It’s a trap Hugh Moore is willing to jump into in this performance as …
First look: Montreal’s New Faces, Unrepped 2013
If you want to know why the fuss about New Faces, it’s all about showing show business some new show for their business. All of …
Review: Patrice O’Neal, “Unreleased” CD
Crowd work, in the hands of a lesser comic, is a crutch to kill time while making the audience feel like it’s part of the …
Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)
The host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, performs stand-up comedy. One of the show’s judges, Howie Mandel, got his big break in show …
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Movie trailer, “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”
Just when you thought it was safe to go out in America without running into a Jackass… It’s Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. The feature film …
Lewis Black’s stand-up special, “Old Yeller, Live At Borgata,” to debut on PPV
Forget self-distribution, forget concert films, and forget even the old models of cable TV — Lewis Black is going PPV for his ninth stand-up comedy …
On Conan, Dan St. Germain has some sober realizations
I saw Dan St. Germain in Montreal last week at the Just For Laughs comedy festival, and can report that neither one of us was …
Angela Hoover’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
For her quarterfinal performance last night on America’s Got Talent, Angela Hoover decided to use her 90 seconds of stage time to poke fun at …
The CW renews “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” opening door to more comedy programming in 2014
Only two weeks into its revival, Whose Line Is It Anyway? not only has proven to be a hit for The CW, but it’s also …
Andy Kindler’s State of the Industry 2013 at Just For Laughs: The case against Adam Carolla
Did Andy Kindler make any self-deprecating comments during his State of the Industry at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival? Did I need to include a …