The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Telling a good joke is difficult. I don’t mean the kind of joke where you get to develop a story with characters and emotions and your opinions and reflection. I’m talking the kind of joke where you say a thing that is just an observation and follow it up with …
In what appeared to a hotly-contested five-way battle in the finals, Tony Baker emerged as the champion of the 37th annual San Francisco Comedy Competition. Tony Baker, born in Michigan and raised in Chicago, makes his comedy base in Los Angeles. The SFCC Facebook page said four finalists still had …
After Mitt Romney singled him out during the first presidential debate with Barack Obama, Big Bird has been making the rounds in a way this Sesame Street Muppet character has not seen in ages. First a slot on the Weekend Update desk of Saturday Night Live. And now this. President …
How would Bond, James Bond, hold up as a live sketch comedian against the onslaught of topical and absurdist humor put upon him by the writers of Saturday Night Live? We found out last night. https://www.hulu.com/watch/409936 The first 2012 Presidential Debate happened on Wednesday night, making it the obvious choice …
It’s not often that Dr. Drew gets any credit on this site, because he has to earn it. You don’t just get credit at the credit store. That’s not how credit works. Even extra credit. Want your cookie? Earn it. Last night, the TV doctor’s TV talk show invited stand-up …
As Arrested Development‘s reunion becomes realer than real with production on a new season for Netflix, the cult favorite sitcom has announced a contest offering six “walk-on” roles for their fans. Would you like to walk on camera during one of the new episodes? Says show creator Mitch Hurwitz: “The …
Hari Kondabolu makes you think without even realizing you were supposed to be thinking. Jokes! Such as: How can a Back to the Future bit make you think about racism and religion both? Ah. Time travel. Kondabolu also introduces his set with a reference to a European heckling that backfired, …
Jamie Lee made her late-night TV debut the other night on Conan. You may have seen her almost making the finals of the “final” Last Comic Standing. For her first full set on basic cable late-night regular TV programming, Lee managed to dance the line between safe for work and …
Did you know that Gerry Dee is big in Canada? Well, he’s Canadian, and if you lived there, then you should know that especially since you probably watched his new sitcom, Mr. D. No matter where you live, so as long you have YouTube, you can catch his performance from …
Hey, Louis CK! Why you got your face in your hand? Chin up! You’re a two-time Emmy winner now! Roll the clip: In other TV awarding TV news, no surprises with the continued love for all things Modern Family, big surprise for Jon Cryer winning in the “Lead Actor” category …
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