Comedy headlines for 11/27/12
by What’s happening in the comedy world now… FX has renewed Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell for a new, full 13-episode “second” season in 2013, …
Skinja: The movie that started out as a joke. Literally.
“Meet Skinja. She’s a stripper by night, ninja by later that night.” That’s a joke. Well, it started out as a joke in a longer …
Michael Malone wins 2012 Seattle International Comedy Competition
Congratulations to Michael Malone, who edged out four other finalists and a couple of dozen other stand-up comedians to emerge victorious last night as winner …
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Chevy Chase reprises Griswold’s Christmas “Vacation” for Old Navy
Chevy Chase may think he’s too good for network TV sitcom work, but he won’t turn down a paycheck when it comes to reprising an …
“The Subculture of Improv,” a short documentary on the UCB
Thrash Lab has released a new 11-minute documentary on improvisation in comedy — specifically set in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood, and speaking …
Comedy Headlines for 11/26/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Chevy Chase left the NBC sitcom Community on Wednesday during production of its fourth season — which the …
Dan Cummins on Tonight Show with Jay Leno: “Hear This!”
On his new CD, “Hear This!” you have to wait until the encore to hear about potential new greeting cards that keep it real in …
Larry David’s animated Thanksgiving memories
Larry David’s cartoon tales of Thanksgivings gone by in Brooklyn surfaced on Funny or Die a year ago, but even old videos become new once …
Judd Apatow sits down for “Serious Jibber-Jabber” with Conan O’Brien
For Conan O’Brien’s second installment of his Web-only uninterrupted talk show, “Serious Jibber-Jabber,” the front man for Team Coco on TBS welcomes writer/director/producer Judd Apatow …
What’s old is new again: Lost classic Johnny Carson reel is found; movie in works; TCM to air clips
On Oct. 1, 2012 — the 50th anniversary of Johnny Carson‘s debut on The Tonight Show on NBC — a military base in California turned …