The Definitive Guide to Comedy
1. James Lipton wanted Jim Carrey from the very beginning, 17 years ago, extending his first invitation to Carrey. But he only showed up this week for a sit-down on Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio. So. What else did we learn about him now that we didn't learn then? 2. …
Saturday Night Live cast member Bobby Moynihan made the big trek all the way down the stairs — never trust the 30 Rock elevators — to pay a visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. During his brief stay, Moynihan described his ordeal waiting between his first and …
I know you've seen Bill Cosby on Letterman this week, but what if I were to say you could hear Cos talk for an hour about Temple sports and John Chaney, breaking though on I Spy, the original Bill Cosby Show (and the writers he hired for it), working on …
Asylum.com has a recurring feature called Hot Girl, Cool Job, and for their "comedian edition," they followed stand-up Rachel Feinstein for the night (or what appears to be multiple nights, from the costume changes — if not, then what weren't they showing us!) and documenting it on film. Flipping back …
If you're on Twitter and enjoy reading funny things, then odds are strong that you likely already know and follow the quick-hit offerings of Rob Delaney @robdelaney. If you read The Comic's Comic, then the house won't even take your odds, because I've mentioned his ribald brilliance on the Tweets multiple …
Somewhere in a land between Reggie Watts and Bo Burnham is the fabulous rock 'n roll piano-playing comedy of Tim Minchin, who has become increasingly popular where he lives in the U.K., as well as in his native Australia. In America, audiences in New York City and Los Angeles (and …
When comedians are bald, they'll usually be the first to point that out. In that respect, Maz Jobrani was no different on his appearance this week on Lopez Tonight. But Jobrani was born in Iran, so his mother had some unique solutions to help him grow his hair back. Plus, …
DEVELOPING: Remember when MySpace introduced that fancy new MySpace Comedy hub all the way back in December? Er. Well. Ugh. Yesterday the company laid off half of its entire workforce, about 500 employees, including the executive editor of the MySpace Comedy hub. Writers were told to stop pitching. But stand-up …
Doogie Horner joined Emily Gould for the latest episode of her web series, "Cooking the Books," because why not? Horner wrote a book. And here he is demonstrating how to make a batch of "Gettin' Laid Lemonade." Make sure you have at least 13 minutes of free time. Ready? Roll …
The third annual Women in Comedy Festival is accepting submissions from stand-ups, improvisers, sketch groups and others through Jan. 12, 2011, which, of course, means today. Headliners this March in Boston include Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler, Jen Kirkman, and Morgan Murphy, with shows taking place at ImprovBoston, Mottley's Comedy …