The Definitive Guide to Comedy
"You don't consider Curb Your Enthusiasm legit? What do you want from me? Directors chairs, us sitting with Matt Lauer asking questions?" — Jerry Seinfeld, responding to an audience member's question about a "legit" Seinfeld reunion, after he dropped in for a surprise stand-up set at the Comedy Cellar over …
Perhaps you have seen a clip or two of Christine O'Donnell, Delware's GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, saying a weird thing or two on the TV. Bill Maher has promised to reach into his vaults and release even more blasts from her past until O'Donnell agrees to face Maher …
We're only a month away from the New York Comedy Festival, which means it's time for the city's funniest up-and-coming stand-up comedians to put their best punchlines forward in competition for the title of "New York's Funniest Stand-Up." Past winners include Myq Kaplan, Julian McCullough and Wil Sylvince. This year, …
In the mid-1990s, comedian Jessie Baade (aka Jessie Robles) attempted a documentary on comedy. It did not get finished. But Baade still had the video of her 1994 interview with Greg Giraldo, then just two years into his stand-up career. It's not always easy to watch. Giraldo isn't sure how …
In a new online series produced for Yahoo! Sports, comedian Ben Gleib joins Stephen Hale in going "Behind Enemy Lines" for the next 12 Sundays, dressing up in an NFL rival's attire and seeing how the locals react. Their first episode took them to NYC and New Jersey to see …
Somewhere in New York City this afternoon, Seth Meyers and other cast members from Saturday Night Live are explaining themselves (again) as part of the New Yorker Festival. I feel like they've done this before, and not just because they have. They have. Somehow I doubt they'll explain what happened …
A private wake is being held for family and friends of comedian Greg Giraldo on Sunday and Monday, with a funeral on Tuesday. On Greg Giraldo's Facebook Fan page, family and friends have established a fund to support his three young children. In lieu of flowers, food or other gifts, they …
What happens when Marc Maron finds his happy place? Can he get to there? Maron wonders this and more, including his love of texting and driving and whether it might kill him, in his appearance last night on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Roll the clip!
Maestro is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. Greg Giraldo was a maestro, a master of his craft. One of the things I treasure most about coming up through the New York City comedy scene is the opportunity to learn by watching the very best in …
Happy birthday, Zach Galifianakis! Coincidentally, a fan has mashed up clips of your Funny or Die series, Between Two Ferns, with the trailer for the new movie, The Social Network. Roll it. Also this week, we got to hear more about your background, including such tidbits as working in a …