The Definitive Guide to Comedy
It's St. Patrick's Day, so obviously that makes some people think more about Boston than usual, because of its larger Irish and Irish-American population (full disclosure: The McCarthy side of my family settled in Lynn (sing it if you know it)). Funny or Die posted a special St. Patrick's Day-timed …
Before Fred Armisen was a star on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia, he was filming shorts for HBO as "Fred." Before that, he played drums in a Chicago band called Trenchmouth. And in between? Step back into your hot tub time machines to 1998, when Armisen visited Austin for the …
Every year, we see a new slew of March Madness comedy videos. Sketch comedy video guys The Guys From The Internet decided to take something that's not at all about sports, the "It Gets Better" video project telling lesbian, gay, bi, trans and other bullied teens that they can overcome the bullying …
Steve Martin appeared on Late Show with David Letterman last night, and while he had an enjoyable story to share about having Sir Paul McCartney sing on one of his new bluegrass songs, Letterman also wanted to know what Martin gets out of using Twitter. So Martin explained himself. If …
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 …
If the situation wasn't worse for people portrayed as New Jersey "reality" "stars," then just wait until they hear what "Queen of Mean" Lisa Lampanelli has to say about them in her new stand-up special, "Tough Love." It debuts March 27 on Comedy Central, and then on an extended DVD …
During the taping of the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino proved himself to be the worst at stand-up comedy (and possibly other things). If you follow me on Twitter @thecomicscomic, then perhaps you saw me mention that last week. Well, even when edited for TV, …
This is silly. Todd Barry had a nice part in Darren Aronofsky's film, The Wrestler. But what if it turned out that his deli manager was supposed to get a sequel, and that sequel turned out to be Black Swan? Well, that's what this Funny or Die video imagines.
The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump will air this evening. At the taping last week in New York City, they had Trump and the other performers walk a gold carpet to meet the assembled press. Was it gold instead of red to match Trump's hair, his skin color or …
In case you missed it late Friday night, comedian Phil Hanley performed on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Most comedians get a plug for an upcoming gig or CD/DVD when they appear on late-night TV, but Hanley got an extended plug (or should I say his upcoming gig's venue …