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“Marc Maron, Brendon Walsh and Matt Braunger all performed at the Festival, and I had the opportunity to follow and photograph them over the course of three days, on and off stage. Throughout this series, I had to embrace the unpredictable – lighting was often terrible, moments were fleeting and …
“Jay, why is it when you’re not working, you’re always dressed like you’re on death row at Shawshank?” — Natasha Leggero, roasting Jay Leno on The Tonight Show, Aug. 28, 2013 Leggero is part of the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco, premiering Labor Day. Roll the clip. Speaking of …
If you want to buy some solid stand-up comedy from the past couple of years, and have your purchases go to good causes, perhaps you might check out the new Humble Comedy Bundle. From the makers of Humble Bundle, the site is a limited-time-offer that allows you as a consumer …
The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco airs on Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 — but since it taped this past Sunday night, we’ve already got preview clips and quips to share. Seth Rogen served as Roastmaster of ceremonies. But first, here’s Sarah Silverman putting Jonah Hill in …
Heidi Klum didn’t much care for Taylor Williamson’s quarterfinal performance this month on America’s Got Talent. But Williamson squeaked through to the semis, anyhow, based on votes from the audience at home. That’s you, Taylords! So for this round, the stand-up comedian said he would tailor his performance for Klum …
Angela Hoover took on celebrity moms in her semifinal performance on last night’s live episode of America’s Got Talent on NBC. If celebrities are just like us, as the tabloid magazines suggest, why then are they getting so much praise for acting like us? That’s the premise for Hoover’s routine, …
You’ve seen plenty of snark and bark in the past two days following the MTV VMAs, and particularly about Miley Cyrus and her act-out performance (which she promised in a pre-show boast would be her moment to take the torch that had been passed down before her from Madonna to …
Something special happens each week on The Jeselnik Offensive, which ends its second season tonight on Comedy Central, whenever Anthony Jeselnik introduces his two guest comedians to the panel. And it’s not just the fact that Jeselnik says the word panel over and over again to bookend each panel segment. Few other places …
Eric Andre had mounted a social media campaign in the weeks leading up to the MTV Video Music Awards in hopes of hosting the show. Andre didn’t host Sunday night’s telecast from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. But this photo from the red carpet with Jenni Farley (aka JWoww) is …
Bridget Christie wore a “No More Page 3” shirt when she won the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards honor for Best Show at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her show, Bridget Christie: A Bic For Her, carried this description: “Star of BBC Radio 4’s Bridget Christie Minds the Gap, BBC2’s It’s …
