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Nice spot-on parody video here from Alison Bennett, as she, Violet Krumbein and Sasheer Zamata tell the kids to just be themselves, except for the fact that the singers they’re portraying — Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, respectively — are anything but that to be successful. This video …
If you haven’t yet heard, The Onion‘s corporate executives want to move the editorial staff from New York City to Chicago — where the executives already are based alongside the satirical paper’s nonfiction entertainment section, The A.V. Club. It’s a cost-cutting measure, to be sure. The Onion‘s editorial staff has …
In the world of ABC’s Happy Endings, Casey Wilson’s Penny Hartz and her mom, played by Megan Mullally, used to have a duo singing cabaret act called Two Hartz Beat As One. We’ll get to see a little bit about that on tonight’s episode. Specifically, here’s a teaser of the duo’s …
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 …
Look. People are submitting videos this month for the annual Andy Kaufman Award competition (the submission date deadline was this past Monday, I just found out), and I just feel as though in the past couple of years, the awards have become, well, less Andy Kaufmanesque? Less weird. Less special. …
Gabriel Iglesias is hosting a new stand-up comedy showcase series on Comedy Central this fall — Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution premiered last Thursday at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific — and he has the Grammy-winning band Ozomatli performing in it as his house band. Nice get, Fluffy! Oh, right. He’s fluffy. …
The East Village and Lower East Side have provided a home for the independent comedy scene in New York City since before I moved here. Luna Lounge. Rififi. Mo Pitkin’s. All since closed. The Slipper Room is under construction. There are venues such as Pianos or Lolita Bar that host …
A lot of aspiring comedians ask me for advice on getting into the business, and I remember from my own experiences in Seattle, those early days and nights when I would hope for a chance to corner each weekend’s headliners at the Comedy Underground and Giggles for some one-on-one conversation …
Tracy Morgan was on last night’s Late Show with David Letterman, and Letterman being Letterman, he wanted to ask Morgan about what happened this summer in Tennessee when Morgan flew back to apologize to an audience member because of a joke in which Morgan suggested he’d kill his own son …
MTV Networks has announced the launch of a new talk show that will gather comedians, athletes and “pop culture entertainers” to discuss how men behave in MTV2’s Guy Code — premiering at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15. Regular segments will include celebrities talking about what makes for a “Good Ass …
