The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Nominations came out last night for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, to be handed out Feb. 10, 2013, on CBS. In the Best Comedy Album category, we have: UPDATED Feb. 10, 2013: WINNER! Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon [Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment] Cho Dependent (Live In Concert), Margaret Cho [Clownery Productions, Rocket Science] …
While FOX News tries to use propaganda to make you feel bad for “demonizing the rich,” the writers on long-running FOX hit comedy, The Simpsons, have a long-running mega-millionaire who does the demonizing himself. Mr. Burns. Missssssterrrrrr Burrrrrrrrnnnnnnss. Usually, if you pay close enough attention during the opening credits, you’ll …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… ABC has slated midseason debuts for new sitcoms How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) — April 3, 2013, starring Sarah Chalke and co-starring Jon Dore — and Family Tools, for May 1, 2013. ABC also placed script …
Stop. Look. Listen. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon sets itself apart from the other late-night TV talk shows by all of the ways that it’s NOT a talk show. Last night’s show gave anyone a reason to feel happy about the holidays, as Jimmy Fallon and The Roots offered up …
As the resident black comedian on Conan’s writing staff, Deon Cole took it upon himself to defend Katt Williams on last night’s show. Although by defend, Cole meant to prove that even he has a right to become more famous by taking his “crazy” public. Because that’s how you really …
Chris Hardwick is the king of nerds. Well, maybe he’s the president. Is a collection of nerds a monarchy? Maybe he’s some kind of chancellor or prime minister. At any rate, Chris Hardwick is a nerd and a proud one at that. His latest special, Mandroid, thoroughly illustrates his obsessions, …
So much happens anytime Katt Williams spends enough time in public where a camera — whether it’s a security camera, paparazzi or news crew — that it’s not worth your time to keep up on his every movement. Is Katt Williams under arrest? What for? Will the charges actually stick? …
In the past couple of years, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has earned Emmy Awards and loyal viewers, in part, through its use of crowd-sourcing content — rewarding their biggest fans by leveraging social media to putting their Twitter suggestions into late-night TV segments. The previous Late Night occupant, Conan …
Comedians have many opportunities to showcase their big-screen talents throughout the calendar year at film festivals around the world. We pay special attention to Sundance because it comes first in the year, each January, and with it the first best chance for any small independent film to find a larger …
This year’s edition of The Andy Kaufman Award finals featured a special appearance by Tony Danza, who co-starred with Kaufman on the sitcom Taxi in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Before the finalists competed in front of a live audience at Gotham Comedy Club on Nov. 12, 2012, Danza offered …
