The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Most of the categories in The Comedy Awards are left up to a select voting committee (disclosure: I’m on that voting board, so how select could it be, right?), but they’ve opened up a few awards for everyone and anyone to vote. So. Here they are. Breakout Performer of the …
Moshe Kasher appeared on Conan last night and told us about a couple of odd things he encountered during his childhood because he grew up with deaf parents. Roll it. Don’t worry about the short set, because Kasher also did a panel segment with Conan O’Brien. If you’d like to check …
The BBC’s Radio 4 recently tried out an American version of its long-running News Quiz programme, and you can listen to it (limited time offer!). They had Lewis Black host the pilot, with a panel including Andy Borowitz, Kathleen Madigan, Todd Barry and Ted Alexandro. If enough people like it, …
Over this winter, comedian Chris Bliss delivered a TED talk about comedy and the power it has, particularly when satire is rooted in truth — whether it’s Tina Fey’s impersonation of Sarah Palin or the continued production of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — to change perceptions and public …
Nickelodeon began as a children’s cable channel, but as it expanded and evolved — much like several other cable channels that have abandoned their original missions (see: pretty much all of them) — it has made room in its late-night schedules for the parents of those children. And in 2012, …
Comedians perform at benefit shows on a regular basis (particularly in New York City and Los Angeles), lending their laugh-making skills to raise money for all sorts of causes — from pet shelters to education to public service and health care. The benefits that hit home most for the comedy …
Wendy Liebman brought her trademark stand-up delivery to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and confessed her love for Fallon, The Roots and NYC. The pacing of her jokes, from the delayed punchlines to even more-delayed tags, has influenced a generation of stand-ups. Don’t pay any attention to the …
As NBC’s The Office nears the end of its eighth season this spring, so many things remain up in the air — both in the sitcom’s plot, as well as behind the scenes — that what are we to make of a season nine, if there even is one? For …
Geoff Tate is the lead singer of Queensryche. Yes, I know. And stand-up comedian Geoff Tate knows that even more so, and it was this Tate who performed on Monday night’s episode of Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. I don’t know what it is about Ferguson fans, but they’ve …
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 …
