Election Day 2012: Six years closer to “Idiocracy”?
by A few days ago, actor Terry Crews popped up in a new series of videos on Funny or Die in character as President Camacho. Not …
Eddie Pepitone, “The Bitter Buddha,” on measuring his own success
It’s Eddie Pepitone’s birthday today. Happy birthday, Eddie! With a new documentary out about him, The Bitter Buddha, Pepitone (photographed above by Mindy Tucker) is …
MOCT, the Monday Open Comedy Thread, for 5 Nov. 2012
Hey, comedy fans! I thought I’d roll out a new weekly feature to improve The Comic’s Comic’s comedy comedy coverage coverage. It’s called the Monday …
Michael Che’s network TV debut on Late Show with David Letterman
Michael Che is having a great 2012. The young comedian has earned multiple TV credits on your cable dial, from IFC’s Bunk to Comedy Central’s …
Chris Rock’s message to white voters about President Barack Obama
Chris Rock, a Brooklyn native, helped Jimmy Kimmel close out his Brooklyn week of Jimmy Kimmel Live with a special pre-taped message directed to white …
SNL #38.6 RECAP: Host Louis C.K., musical guest fun
Watching a nation embrace a comedian who has been performing for 25 years is fascinating to absorb in real time. Witness the audience reaction to …
Watch the director’s cut extended version of Louis CK’s SNL “Lincoln” sitcom parody
Doing a parody of the upcoming big-screen Steven Spielberg movie, Lincoln, is a foregone conclusion for Saturday Night Live. Having host Louis CK portray Lincoln …
Comedy Headlines for 11/2/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… FOX has reduced its order for episodes of new midseason comedy, The Goodwin Games, from 13 episodes to …
Watch Ellen DeGeneres win the 2012 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
In case you missed it Tuesday because you were watching post-tropical storm Sandy coverage on TV, or because you didn’t have enough electricity to watch …
Tom Shillue on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; embarking on 12 new CDs in 12 months
If you watch Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with any regularity, then you may have seen Tom Shillue multiple times without even knowing it. Shillue …