The Definitive Guide to Comedy
We learned today that HBO Films has decided that a biopic of the late Sam Kinison should get the big-screen treatment. Almost two years ago to the day, HBO was planning a made-for-HBO version of Kinison's story with Tom Shadyac directing, and actor Dan Fogler attached to star. The screenplay is …
Roadrunner Records announced today it's launching a comedy imprint called Roadrunner Comedy, with its first artist signing: Doug Stanhope. They even let Stanhope make a short video about it. Will there be profanities? What do you think? Roll the clip! Stanhope's first Roadrunner Comedy release is slated for 2011. …
After performing for 1,100 people on Broadway, the star of new musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" did what you might not have expected: Ben Walker headed downtown to perform stand-up for a couple of dozen spectators in the back room of a bar in Alphabet City. Walker (photographed by Mindy …
Some TV viewers were taken aback last night watching Harrison Ford on Conan, not just because people thought he might have been on medication of some sort or another, but because he said the word "shit" on TV, and nobody bleeped it. Conan O'Brien was talking to Ford about Capt. …
I don't know too many comedians who can spend their first minute of a TV appearance on absolute nonsense, in an accent, follow it up with multiple voices, misdirects, looping loopiness, hip-hop wizardry, scatting, an impersonation of a Muppet, and end it all within five minutes leaving the audience in …
It just seems like lots of posts about Conan today. Promise. On last night's show, writer/comedian Deon Cole came on to do what he normally does for Conan: provide him with the black perspective. So Cole pointed out that Conan had some funny ads, some clever ads, but lacked the …
Lots to talk about today. But first, here's some behind-the-scenes footage of Jon Dore and how he constructed his stand-up set for Conan last week. You didn't know a kiddie pool was involved, did you? Also, interesting to see what Conan booker J.P. Buck will fight for in defense of …
On MTV's World of Jenks, filmmaker Andrew Jenks picks a different subject to follow around and document to show what life is like for us now. Last night's episode found Jenks following rising stand-up comedian Dan St. Germain through New York City's open mic and indie comedy scene as he …
Comedy Central debuted its "Hot List" special last year, and named up-and-comers such as Aziz Ansari, Donald Glover, Nick Kroll and Whitney Cummings to it. Pretty hot, right? They're doing it again at the end of 2010, and here's who they've pegged as the hot comics of the year: Pete …
Comedians love to talk about "killing" onstage, but Jamie Kaler took it to another level earlier this month in Ohio at the Columbus Funny Bone, when a female audience member celebrating her 40th birthday apparently began to choke during his set. Other audience members rushed forward and performed the Heimlich …