The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Everyone is always looking for the next big thing, and show business even more so, it seems. For the 2012 New York Comedy Festival, the Paley Center for Media hosted a special panel designed to discuss and analyze the “Next Big Thing” with particular emphasis on digital comedy and the …
When Adam Carolla came calling last week, Donald Trump merely was embarrassing himself for attention with a $5 million challenge that was as unnecessary as it inevitably would remain unfulfilled. The Donald had yet to to reveal the depths to his resentments that would come this Tuesday on Election Day. …
What’s happening in comedy now… Jerry Seinfeld announced a benefit show of his own for Long Island’s victims of Hurricane Sandy, with all proceeds of the show donated to local relief groups. Raised in Massapequa, Seinfeld will perform Dec. 19, at the NYCB Theatre in Westbury. Tickets go on sale …
Ricky Gervais announced late Wednesday that Samuel J. Comroe, a comedian born and raised in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, has won his Just Sayin’ app contest and will perform on Conan as part of his prize on Nov. 13, 2012. Congrats, Samuel! Watch Comroe’s official entry. How much appeal do …
“Don’t be mad about it. Don’t be mad!” That’s Patrice O’Neal, a few minutes into a bit in which he explains how men are better than women, pleading his case to the women in the comedy club audience. In this case, the audience is at the D.C. Improv on April …
Move over, Detroit! Barry Rothbart hasn’t set his stand-up sights on you — in this performance on last night’s Conan, Rothbart recounts a dangerous night he spent in Baltimore. He thinks he’s old enough to start acting like an adult, which means he’s thinking about what kind of parent he’ll …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… HBO will air a special tribute to Mel Brooks in December. Mel Brooks Strikes Back! debuts Dec. 10, with Brooks in conversation with Alan Yentob as he looks back on his career in stage and screen. E! set a start date for the …
Thomas Dale doesn’t think it’s very sexy if a woman walks around naked in nothing but high heels. And that’s not just because he’s a gay Italian New Yorker. No. The comedian also doesn’t want to see a guy naked but still wearing his sneakers. In his first performance on Late …
Election Night always has marked memorable moments in my life; none more so than the first Tuesday in November four years ago. Sure, 2008 saw the United States of America elect the first president of mixed-race origin in our history. Wait. Hold up. Mixed-race? Aren’t we all mixed to at …
When Eddie Murphy first took Chris Rock under his wing in the 1980s, Rock experienced more than a few firsts in his life. First airplane ride. First time tasting shrimp. First time with a white woman. Let Rock tell it. This is a clip from the upcoming all-star tribute to …
