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Watch Colin Quinn’s election-inspired TV ad for “Long Story Short” on Broadway
Colin Quinn's Long Story Short starts on Broadway this weekend, so it's about time we saw a 30-second TV spot for it. Roll the clip!
New York’s Funniest Stand-Up Competition announces 2010 list of entrants. Who made the first cut?
Want to know who's in the running to be named New York's Funniest Stand-Up in 2010? It's a lot simpler to find out this year, as Carolines did away with the stand-by line and asked comedians to file online applications in advance. After reviewing more than 150 entrants, they've narrowed …
Bo Burnham teaches you all the piano skills you’ll ever need to get laid (if you’re a man seeking women)
In the follow-up to their hugely popular series, "Learning Guitar to Get You Laid," CollegeHumor has turned to young musical comedian Bo Burnham to teach you similar skills on the piano. Burnham's CD and DVD, "Words Words Words," comes out tomorrow. A review is forthcoming. Until then, watch this. It's …
State Senate candidate Michael Sharp brings us one step closer to living in Idiocracy (Thanks, UCB!)
In this election year, it seems even more so than in past years that a major party has nominated and is running candidates for the U.S. Senate and Governor that, well, don't seem to be qualified to hold any office, let alone work in one. If you've seen Mike Judge's …
Watch Nick Vatterott on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
If you haven't seen Nick Vatterott's showcase stand-up set, which earned him a "New Faces" invite this past summer at Just For Laughs Montreal, then I shan't spoil it for you as you see it on your monitors, as he performed it Friday night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. …
The Sklar Brothers talk about taking down a heckler in this scene from “I Am Comic”
How do you deal with a heckler if you're not a solo stand-up performer? Sometimes, teamwork really does make the difference, as the Sklar Brothers demonstrate in this clip from the movie I Am Comic, now out on DVD. Note: (Randy & Jason are twins.) Roll the clip!
Remember when The Drew Carey Show was live and also improvised
Oh, to be live and on television. Memories. Remember all the way back to last night, when NBC did not one, but two live half-hour editions of 30 Rock to entertain three of America's time zones in real time? Wait. Hold that thought. Remember way back to when all TV …
Nick Kroll taping an hourlong Comedy Central special with all of his characters
If you looked at this weekend's list of comedians taping half-hour Comedy Central Presents and wondered, hey, where's Nick Kroll on that list? Well, not to worry. Kroll is getting a full hour to showcase not only his stand-up, but also his character work. So if you want to see …
Graphic: A day in the life of unemployment, from Conan writer Todd Levin
Have you been unemployed? Are you unemployed right now? Would you like to be unemployed? Would you like me to stop this line of questioning? Then take a long look at this graphic. Todd Levin may know how you feel. Levin was a writer for Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien …
45 Bleecker, home to off-Broadway comedies, shutters in landlord-tenant dispute
A landlord-tenant dispute has shuttered 45 Bleecker, the off-Broadway theater that has played host to several successful comedy runs, including Colin Quinn's "Long Story Short," which just left the space to head uptown to Broadway this fall. The theater's online home has posted a note, which reads: "Theatre is temporarily …