The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Web shows get no respect. Most of them don’t deserve any. But some are astounding. We’re gonna look for the best web show ever. First up:The Jerry Seinfeld Program. Most of you will hate this show. It’s absurdist — not “absurd,” like “fun wacky hijinks”. This is some Samuel Beckett shit here. And …
One of the more notable spots for advertisers to grab your attention is right here on The Comic’s Comic. True story! In the real world, however, there’s also a spot in New York City’s NoHo that businesses like because the intersection of Great Jones and Lafayette offers up big expanses …
In case you missed last night’s episode of Louie, or even if you did watch it, a funny highlight put Louis CK into a writer’s room with a bunch of comedians hired to punch up a weak screenplay in the weeks before production. And our titular comedian/auteur/filmmaker cast a wide …
Reading the TV tea leaves seems fairly simple once you read enough of them, because television executives tend to follow certain predictable patterns. Such as: If you hype a new sketch comedy series featuring a relative unknown comedian but backed by a famous TV/movie comedic actor, tell us you’re going …
Hugh Moore performed on last night’s Conan. I’m pretty sure he was sober. But as Moore acknowledged, he has learned that he’s funny when he’s drunk, too. He also wondered why we don’t have cheaper cars in this economy, how you clean a historic statue and what the guy who …
It’s not even the start of the fall 2011 TV season, and already the networks have been busy buying pitches and signing up talent to development deals — but NBC went the extra step this week and agreed to a “put pilot” commitment with Sarah Silverman for her semi-autobiographical sitcom. …
To hear everyone tell it, you’d think TBS has serious issues with its late-night TV lineup, what with the cancellation of Lopez Tonight after only two seasons, and the steep decline in viewership for Conan as it nears the end of its first year on basic cable. In May, Conan …
On last night’s episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert finally addressed the strange-but-true fact that Texas Gov. Rick Perry had poached Colbert’s Colbert Super PAC treasurer to work on the Republican’s presidential campaign. Plus, Colbert sang part of a classic 1980s ballad! And as he noted, he’d already given …
It’s a rare but real phenomenon: Audience member who falls asleep during live comedy show. I’ve seen it happen in recent years during the tapings of stand-up comedy specials for both Bill Burr and Greg Giraldo. And now it’s happened again. This time in Ventura, Calif., and stand-up comedian Mike …
So, last night, the cast of The Big Lebowski reunited to talk about the cult movie they made with the Coen Brothers and the legacy of the dude. Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, John Turturro and T Bone Burnett reunited at Lebowski Fest New York, complete with …
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