The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Norm Macdonald has gone on record saying that he tries to write jokes as short as possible. And on the record, Me Doing Standup (available in CD or DVD versions), Macdonald proceeds to do just that. He cuts to the chase in such a startling way that that in and …
Remember that one time Katy Perry was the musical guest on SNL, but also showed up in a sketch wearing a cleavage-bearing Elmo shirt and jumped up and down? You remember that, don’t you? Want me to wait here while you Google “Katy Perry Elmo gif” and do what you …
Hugh Fink. That there’s a name I hadn’t typed in a while. What’s he been up to? Fink popped up on camera a bit back when D.L. Hughley had a CNN show, but hadn’t been seen on my TV doing stand-up recently. Until Friday night. When Fink performed on Late …
San Francisco’s annual SF Sketchfest books so many uniquely special comedy shows over so many consecutive nights, I’m not sure why every comedy fan doesn’t just decide to live in San Francisco for the first month of every year. Proving that again is the lineup, announced today, for the 11th …
Comedy Central unveiled its full development slate for 2011-2012, although let’s face it, we already knew about some of these upcoming series, and any/all of them won’t find it to the airwaves until 2012. Details, details. Let’s take a closer look! First, the previously announced series that have been ordered. …
Michael Palascak was on Late Late Show Ferguson, and had no problems talking about his food allergies or his experiences playing high-school football. Did you know he grew up in a small town in Indiana? Find out what that must have been like, and more. Roll the clip!
This clip of Louis CK discussing his theories on evolution is freely on YouTube, because he cut the bit from the final edit of his upcoming special, “Live at the Beacon Theater.” So sit back and enjoy it! As he wrote in the YouTube description: This is an excerpt or …
Less than a week after shuttering its four entertainment blogs and firing the staff, Yahoo! announced today that it would be launching the Yahoo! Comedy Channel in February 2012. The launch coincides with Yahoo!’s first exclusive free online broadcast of a stand-up special, “CrazyStupidPolitics: Bill Maher Live from Silicon Valley,” on …
The end of the calendar means awards season is upon us, so without further ado, let’s find out our nominees in TV comedy from both the Producers Guild of America as well as the Writers Guild of America (East and West branches). First, the WGA nominees… COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock, …
New York City sketch troupe Murderfist is known for their live stage show debauchery, so can they clean it up for a weekly video showcase on My Damn Channel? Let’s take a look at their first video, which takes us behind the scenes of the taping for the classic jingle of …
