The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Larry King has enjoyed a career in radio and TV broadcasting for more than five decades, but after Friday night, the 77-year-old's reign on CNN with Larry King Live will come to a close. So what's next? Retirement? Not exactly. As you may have read and/or heard, the septuagenarian wants …
Several of New York City's biggest comedians are lending their support to the family of the late Greg Giraldo by putting on a "Big Time Comedy Show" in February to raise money for his three sons and ex-wife. Tom Papa will host the event Feb. 9, 2011, at the Beacon …
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced its nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes, and perhaps even more so than usual in 2010, these journalists from abroad managed to pervert their sense of good taste to get their favorite big-name celebrities into the ceremonies, to be broadcast Jan. 16, …
On last night's episode of Conan, comedian/actor T.J. Miller performed stand-up and also did panel chat with Conan O'Brien (you don't need to wait for Johnny Carson's wave in Y2K10, because that's something only old people even remember). For his stand-up, Miller readily acknowledged his love of drinking (and the …
More than a few stand-up comedians have been on the late-night TV in the past couple of weeks, and lest I fail to fulfill my duties to give you comprehensive coverage, I should get us all caught up with some of these new/additional TV credits. Last week on Lopez Tonight, …
Today's funny ha-ha in a ho-ho weird way video comes from Funny or Die, where Owen Burke convinced Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly to re-enact the famous Christmas duet by Bing Crosby and David Bowie, recorded just before Crosby's death in 1977. They're fairly faithful to the whole segment, …
As I thought about this weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live with host Paul Rudd and musical guest Sir Paul McCartney, I couldn't help but think a bit more about last week's mysterious mess with Robert DeNiro. DeNiro has been a bit of a dud before, while Rudd was great …
In a statement on his site, comedian and impersonator Frank Caliendo announced today that he would be ending his run at the Monte Carlo resort and casino in Las Vegas this coming spring. That's eight-and-a-half years short of his 10-year contract, which Caliendo began in October 2009. Caliendo cited his …
In legal news, a Massachusetts judge ordered Dane Cook's sister-in-law today to pay Cook $10.9 million in restitution. Erika McCauley and her husband, Darryl — Cook's half-brother, are jointly responsible for paying him back, with Darryl on the hook for another $1.1 million to reach the $12 million total. The …
San Francisco's SF Sketchfest has announced an all-star slate of tributes for its 10th anniversary next month. Among the big highlights are panels toasting: – The movie Airplane!, with Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and a special appearance by Robert Hays – The 25th anniversary of It's Garry Shandling's Show with Shandling and writer …