The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Jo Koy’s new stand-up special, “Lights Out,” debuts on Comedy Central tonight, and becomes available as a longer CD or DVD on Tuesday. Koy also took some time in this past week to talk to The Comic’s Comic about what it’s like to start your comedy career in Las Vegas, …
Joe Wong recently scored his third fourth (?) fifth (??) appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, and as in past performances on the show, he reminds the viewing audience that he is an immigrant to America (although he ponders why immigrants also are called aliens), as well as more realistic …
Nick Cannon is supposed to be easing up on his workload for his own personal health, but that hasn’t stopped him from selling a teen sketch comedy series to the Cartoon Network. Yes. The Cartoon Network. Not Nickelodeon, which had one of its earliest hits with You Can’t Do That …
Byron Allen certainly likes doing show business on his own terms, and his production company’s first sitcom is no different. After shooting a pilot for First Family at his own studios in Southern California, Allen went ahead and ordered 104 episodes — despite not having a network or syndication buyer …
The easiest way for me to tell you how thrilled I am about Kate McKinnon joining the cast of Saturday Night Live is to remind you what I’ve told readers about McKinnon. From my review of her “one-woman sketchtacular,” Kate McKinnon on Ice, last year during its run at the …
The TV Guide Network wants to make you laugh while you wait for the channel listings to scroll past (although don’t you have another cable menu to use by now, so perhaps this network needs to produce original programming by now). And so. They announced two new comedy ventures this …
On Bill Burr’s “Monday Morning Podcast,” Burr went off on a bit of a rant against the rise of nerds in comedy and how the so-called “alternative comedy” scene made it seem as though anyone could be a stand-up comedian. He really seems to be angrier about how “alt-comics” take …
FX continues to dip its toes into the late-night TV waters, green-lighting a six-episode order for a talk show hosted by W. Kamau Bell and executive produced by Chris Rock. It follows an order earlier this year for six late-night shows hosted by Russell Brand. As for Bell’s show, he …
Just when you thought Ronna & Beverly was merely a UCB LA theater piece that you didn’t get and couldn’t figure out, guess what? The United Kingdom has decided we all need to see Ronna & Beverly! Jamie Denbo told The Comic’s Comic: “The English have a wonderful comic sensibility. …
Will Ferrell (friend of Conan O’Brien) made a surprise appearance last night on Conan in his “Ron Burgundy” character to make a very special announcement: He’s finally reached a deal with Paramount Pictures to make a sequel to the Anchorman movie. Here’s Ferrell in his stayest classiest San Diegoist to …
