The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Cristela Alonzo made her late-night TV debut last night on Conan. She does, however, already have other TV credits to her name, including Last Comic Standing, and stand-up showcases for Comedy Central and Showtime. Alonzo explained in last night’s set that she realizes the things she can and cannot do …
David Letterman long has held a soft spot for comedians of his own generation, particularly if he was part of their circle in the Los Angeles comedy scene of the 1970s. After hearing about Gallagher’s recent health and financial problems, Letterman invited the famous watermelon-smashing prop comedian from the 1980s …
It’s always nice to see another McCarthy succeed in the comedy business, even if it’s not a relative (but if it’s a dummy, then, well, you’re old like me and get the reference). Moody McCarthy had been bumped from an episode of Late Show with David Letterman earlier in the …
Just like The Roots, comedian Big Jay Oakerson is a Philadelphia boy. Well, he’s a big man now. He even put it in his stage name. Anyhow, Oakerson made his debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and wasn’t afraid to talk about his love of the Philadelphia Eagles and …
You think your merch is a big deal? Comedy Central has solidified its position in merchandising by putting all of it under a new business division — Comedy Central Enterprises — and putting Mitch Fried in charge of it. The division centralizes control over the network’s consumer products, home entertainment, …
It’s one thing to talk about a TV show on Twitter while it’s on. It’s another thing — or about $300 in other things — to win money to take improv comedy classes because you said something meaningful on Twitter about that TV show. That’s what IFC’s Bunk is doing …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
Jerry Seinfeld made a gabillion dollars by making a hugely successful TV sitcom called Seinfeld. When he returned to network television more than a decade later, Seinfeld and his comedy buddies were mocking married couples in The Marriage Ref. Now he’s launching a webseries with Crackle (with Crackle!?!) in which …
Bill Murray, aside from being famously funny, also famously doesn’t have a publicist or a manager, or really even an agent to handle his calls. Instead, Murray has a toll-free telephone number. Call him. Make him an offer. If he doesn’t refuse it, he’ll call you back. Maybe even work …
In case you missed it last night, ABC’s Nightline profiled Ricky Gervais, calling him the “king of unkind comedy” and introducing the segment by describing him as “hilariously offensive and offensively hilarious.” The profile and interview rehashes the ol’ Golden Globes “controversy” even though everyone’s already over it, then asks …
