FX announces new comedy FXX channel; Upgrades “Totally Biased” to weeknights
by Look out, Comedy Central and IFC. Watch it, Leno, Letterman, Kimmel and Conan. FX officially is slicing right up the middle with its announcement today …
Going Hollywood: Meet Fahim Anwar
People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and …
Daniel Tosh hangs out with Carrot Top doing everyday tasks
A few years ago, Daniel Tosh invited Carrot Top on his hit Comedy Central show, Tosh.0, to give him a rubdown. Sounds weird, or just …
Emily Heller’s late-night TV debut on Conan
Emily Heller made her late-night TV debut last night on Conan. Heller, who also just debuted a new webseries through Above Average called “The Future” …
Ari Shaffir on co-writing and starring in “InAPPropriate Comedy”
If you saw InAPPropriate Comedy on the big screen over the weekend, then perhaps you were the person I saw and heard laughing, well, inappropriately …
Bringing Barbershop Back: Comedian Tom Shillue Sings with “The Ragtime Gals” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
As a comedian, Tom Shillue has several credits to his name, including The Daily Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the film Mystery Team, and …
The Economics of Being a Stand-Up Comedian in the Midwest. Clarification: An Aspiring Comedian
A cautionary tale from Sean Dailey, an aspiring comedian in Grand Rapids, Mich., who began performing stand-up comedy in 2012. About a month ago, I …
Sleeping audience member gets wake-up call from Dutch improv group
From Zaandam, the Netherlands, comes this footage of a woman fast asleep during an improv comedy show. The troupe members — Tijl Beckand, Ruben van …
Margaret Cho visited a Korean spa and left with body issues: “I deserve to be naked if I want to”
“Perhaps I do get stared at a lot because I am a heavily tattooed woman, but I am also a Korean woman, and I feel …
David Cross, in conversation with Michael Cera
A conversation with David Cross in 2013 presents a microcosm of the comedian’s career. Open with an obligatory question about the future of Arrested Development. …