The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Chris Rock appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, ostensibly to promote his new movie, 2 Days in New York, as well as sneak in a mention of the new FX talk show he’s executive producing, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In between all of that, …
At some point early Monday morning, Steven Brody Stevens turned digital. HBO Digital. The stand-up comedian, TV audience warm-up guy, supporting character in Todd Phillips movies and friend to Zach Galifianakis, Stevens now has his own turn in the spotlight as star of a six-episode series, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! …
Tired of hearing nonsense non-news about a new installment to the Ghostbusters movie franchise? Let’s mix it up, and turn our attention to the Austin Powers spy spoofery of Mike Myers and director Jay Roach. Roach, who’s making the media rounds to promote his new comedy film, The Campaign (starring …
Garfunkel and Oates — the musical comedy duo of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci — filmed a pilot for HBO that would have had them follow in the footsteps of Tenacious D and Flight of the Conchords as a musical duo destined for greatness, if only people would recognize them …
Mike Birbiglia’s film adaptation of his one-man show, Sleepwalk With Me, debuted at Sundance at the beginning of the year and has screened to critical acclaim at other festivals such as SXSW and Montreal’s Just For Laughs. IFC Films has picked up the distribution rights to Birbiglia’s movie, with plans …
The annual New York Comedy Festival, aka headliners headliners headliners all week across Manhattan, has announced the lineup of headliners for its 2012 edition, happening Nov. 7-11, 2012. Many more shows will be added between now and November, with performances — if past years are any guide — at the …
Comedians can process bad news like nobody’s business. Or rather, like it’s their job in show business. And in the new new world we live in now, with podcasts and YouTube videos and Web exclusives and Twitter and Facebook and Tumblr, everyone is sharing even more of themselves than ever. …
This week’s episode of Modern Comedian, the documentary webseries by Scott Moran, goes way back to a time before iPhones — when apps meant appetizers — and when we all had the opportunity to experience Mitch Hedberg in our lives. Lynn Shawcroft, who was married to Hedberg, shares stories about …
YouTube has announced its first class of “YouTube Next Comics” for 2012. These 16 comedians/groups have won $5,000 in video equipment, $10,000 in promotion costs for their YouTube channels, and will undergo three months of workshop training from mentors such as Glozell and CollegeHumor. And here they are. Take a …
Comedy Central taped its annual roast over the weekend — in 2012, the “target” or “victim” is Roseanne. The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne will air at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, but the cable channel already has put up a few video highlights for you to …
