IFC announces “Maron,” “Portlandia” specials and more in its first-ever Upfronts
by IFC made its first-ever Upfronts presentation to TV advertisers last night in New York City, and confirmed that it had ordered a 10-episode season for …
My Damn Channel announces plans for live YouTube channel
With a new production studio almost ready to go…My Damn Channel unveiled a new online look today and also announced its plans for My Damn …
First NYC Improv Festival, fourth annual Women in Comedy Festival, begin tonight
If you’re in Boston or New York City this week, then you can join in the fun as two different comedy festivals kick off tonight …
Watch the first episode of NBC’s “Best Friends Forever” online before it’s on TV
NBC’s Best Friends Forever doesn’t debut on the primetime TV schedule until April 4, 2012. But the network has made the first episode available online …
The Onion’s NYC office auction/sell-off
Look. I know this isn’t the actual table. But still. The Onion’s editorial staff is facing a move this spring to Chicago to meet up …
Aziz Ansari jumps aboard self-published stand-up DVD trend
Three still makes a trend in modern journalism trendspotting, right? Regardless, Aziz Ansari has just become the third stand-up comedian who appears on TV and …
Dana Gould on Conan
Back in the day, stand-up comedians repeated their sets on multiple TV appearances. Because. Well. We didn’t have the Internet to save these performances for …
Review: “Stevie TV” on VH1
Stevie Ryan has a compelling screen presence and an ability to impersonate many of today’s pop stars and celebutards that populate the basic cable landscape, …
Key & Peele present “McFerrin vs. Winslow”
The first season of Key & Peele has been such a delight that it’s not surprising that Comedy Central quickly renewed the sketch comedy series …
King Supernuts and Shockwave “Battle the World”
What’s a one-sided freestyle rap battle look like? It looks something like this. King Supernuts (Victor Varnado) and Shockwave (Chris Sullivan) took to the streets …