The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Oh, hello. Yes, that's right. In case you weren't anywhere near Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, you may not have heard that Southern California registered its hottest-ever recorded temperatures yesterday. Through the roof triple-digit Fahrenheit readings. We learned officially that Max Weinberg would not be joining Conan O'Brien …
Sometimes I turn around and find that the UCB's Maude teams have altered their rosters. They don't ask me, nor do they always tell me. NYC-based sketch group High Treason has added Sue Galloway (30 Rock) to their team, which is great news for an already fun team. You can …
Thirty-six seasons, and despite any number of people who say "Saturday Night Live hasn't been funny since _____ ______ left the show," the show goes on and on and continues to be an iconic television program that not only generates talk in offices and schools the following Monday, but also …
In a weird bit of timing Saturday night, as Greg Giraldo was rushed to a New Jersey hospital, Artie Lange was making steps toward his comeback in New York City, appearing at the Comedy Cellar and performing onstage there. Craig Gass, who — continuing the weird coincidences, was Howard Stern's …
This just in from the offices of Comedy Central's Tosh.0. They call it "Most Perfect Internet Video Ever." Ingredients include kittens, creepy weirdos, skateboarders, accidents, Asian girls, Godzilla, and the inevitable groin injury. Pictured: Daniel Tosh, Chris Fairbanks. Pictured but in disguise: Joselyn Hughes. Roll it!
"It took them two years because I'm pretty sure they hired second graders…I remember Phyllis was so upset because the first version of hers looked like Bruce Vilanch." — Ed Helms, discussing the official bobbleheads made for cast members on NBC's The Office, after Craig Robinson displayed his own giant …
Adam M. Bright, who performs at The PIT in NYC with the improv troupe Halfbear, writes in The Point Magazine about what it means to be an improviser. It certainly strikes a certain chord with me. Improv changed my life in 1996, and I haven't looked back. In fact, I've …
The sixth annual New York Television Festival ended over the weekend with the announcement of several prizes for people who produced pilots and short films in competition. You may recognize a name or two among the comedians who participated. From the festival, here were your winners this year…
From Amy Poehler's monologue last night on the 36th season premiere of Saturday Night Live: "This is such an exciting night. We have four new cast members on the show, and I am so honored to share their first episode. Can we cut to the new guys? And…can we cut …
BREAKING and DEVELOPING: Lots of Internet chatter and rumor-mongering this morning regarding comedian Greg Giraldo. The facts are these… As of midday Sunday, Giraldo was being cared for in the CCU of a New Jersey hospital. He was listed in critical condition. Sources say he suffered an accidental overdose from …