The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Oh, the jokes everybody is making at the expense of one Charlie Sheen, who seems to act as though he's still "Wild Thing" from Major League, even though that movie came out 22 years ago, which not only would make Sheen too old to be behaving like this, but also …
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Some other headlines of the past day involving comedians and comedy: HBO announced it would film and broadcast Colin Quinn's current Broadway show, Long Story Short. HBO will tape the performances on Feb. 2-3, and air it as a special sometime in April. (NYT) Jon Stewart has been named to …
You may know that Jeff Dunham is making more money than any other stand-up comedian working the road today. Except Dunham is a ventriloquist. You knew that, though, right? ABC News profiled Dunham last night for Nightline, and you may learn a few other things about him. I knew that …
Colorful comedian Charlie Callas died yesterday in Las Vegas from natural causes. He was 86. Born in Brooklyn on Dec. 20, 1924, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and began his career as a big-band drummer. But his own sound effects and physicality served him even …
Here's something for fans of Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared to freak out and geek out about while they're waiting for the reunion panel in March at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills. For the next three weeks, Paul Feig and Judd Apatow will appear on IFC for exclusive sit-down …
If you were on the Internet at all in the past week, then you already had learned that Ricky Gervais filmed a short cameo as David Brent, the character that catapulted him and The Office to stardom, to appear in the American version alongside Steve Carell's Michael Scott. Gervais confirmed …
The second season of Archer, the animated spy spoof with an attitude, premieres tonight on FX. The series takes the idea of James Bond and takes it to a darker, bawdier place, with more than a healthy dose of snark. The voice cast is headed up by Jon Benjamin as …
About 24 hours ago, comedian/storyteller Mike Birbiglia walked inside a display window of the Macy's flagship location on 34th Street in Manhattan, wearing a blue robe, pajamas and slippers, and laid down in a bed. Where he would spend the next seven days. It's all a promotion for Downy fabric …
At least a couple of times already, the new Conan on TBS has brought back a staple of the old Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, allowing some of the stand-up comedians to head over to the panel to chat with Conan O'Brien after performing. We're not seeing O'Brien give the …