The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Congratulations are in order for Auggie Smith, winner of the 35th annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition, which wrapped up its month-long contest over the weekend. Smith previously had finished runner-up in the SF contest back in 2001, but returned this fall to take home the victory. I first saw …
Is this staged? Is this all a dream? Does it matter when you're hearing the ultimate truth about comedy, life and Hollywood from Eddie Pepitone? This is what happened when he sat down with Jamie Kilstein to offer some advice and guidance. Or was it the other way around? Roll …
Some people like to analyze Saturday Night Live so much that they forget that, for casual viewers young and old, it's just an entertaining way to wrap up a Saturday night at home in front of the television. They don't assign points to cast members. They certainly don't hit the …
The Friars Club has picked Dec. 1 as its new date to roast director Quentin Tarantino. Samuel L. Jackson will serve as Roastmaster, with other celebrity attendees, roasters and dais guests to be confirmed later. The Roast had been planned for Oct. 1, but was postponed due to the tragic …
If you watch TBS, and especially if you watch during the baseball playoffs, then you know it's time for them to roll out all of the CONAN promos for Conan O'Brien. The biggest promo this fall is the big orange CONAN blimp that's flying above the ballparks. It's sponsored by …
As if I need to tell you that listening to Louis CK talk about his life, comedy career and friendship with Marc Maron for two hours on Maron's WTF podcast is something worth your time. Do you even enjoy comedy? Do you care about comedy? Then listen! Louis CK and …
If you watched the series debut last night of TV Land's Harry Loves Lisa — and why would you have, really? Really. This show is merely the latest in a continuing trend of celebrities letting TV crews into their homes and lives, all in the hopes of rejuvenating their celebrity. …
As we get closer to the Broadway debut of Pee-wee Herman, Pee-wee is generating interest with his fans and followers via Twitter and now Foursquare, checking in at various places around New York City this week. Here he is at a parking garage near Little Italy and Chinatown. Oooh. He …
Jon Stewart has announced the location for the Oct. 30 "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Washington, D.C. As he explained on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, it's not going to be in front of the Lincoln Memorial, nor will it be on the steps of the Capitol, nor even …
The 2010 Major League Baseball playoffs have begun today, and with it, you had to know that TBS would begin ramping up what will become ubiquitous promotions for Conan O'Brien's upcoming late-night talker, Conan. Well, you're right about that. But there's more. Think, big, orange and up in the sky. …