The PIT launches New York City Sketch Festival
by Is New York City big enough for two sketch comedy festivals? The question is moot. At least in 2012. As , The People’s Improv Theatre …
Set List, the improvised stand-up show, scores TV deal with Sky Atlantic
After a solid year-plus of experimentation on both sides of the pond, the improvised stand-up show, Set List: Comedy Without a Net, is getting a …
Back from the dead: HBO orders 4th season of “Eastbound & Down”
The Kenny Powers you knew is dead. Long live Kenny Powers! Wait, what? Despite a seemingly satisfying conclusion to the trilogy story of the comeback …
Matt Kirshen returns to Ferguson, reveals his dangerous teeth
Matt Kirshen seemed really, really happy to be back on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday night. Turns out that’s merely Kirshen’s default …
YouTube accepting applications for its Next Comic program
Have you ever looked at YouTube and seen people you’ve never heard of rack up millions of views and wonder, how did that happen? How …
Denis Leary’s new song, “Kiss My Ass”
Lee Greenwood has “Proud to be an American.” Denis Leary has “Kiss My Ass.” Because that’s Leary’s way to announce his American pride for this …
Watch UCB actor Jeffrey Marx on ABC’s “The Glass House”
While improvisers from around the country (and even some international actors) converge on New York City this weekend for the annual Del Close Marathon, some …
Tig Notaro: Calling all clowns!
Have you ever felt so depressed that you called a professional clown company to send a clown over to your home to cheer you up? …
Eagleheart’s Maria Thayer survives “Pilot Season”
Maria Thayer co-stars in Chris Elliott’s ridiculously over-the-top cop show parody Eagleheart, which airs its second-season finale tonight on Adult Swim. It should return for …
A topical webseries: “Vetting Mitt’s Veeps”
Big day in U.S. politics, eh? The U.S. Supreme Court upheld much of President Barack Obama’s law expanding health-care accessibility with a 5-4 ruling today. …