The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you are on Twitter, then you have noticed the microblogging social network recently added a "Who to Follow" feature that suggests people for you to, well, follow, in the upper right-hand corner of your main page. It appears to simply look at whom you're already following, then generate suggestions …
Eliza Skinner may be spending her August in Edinburgh performing at the fringe festival with Baby Wants Candy, but she wants Tyler Perry to know she is available for his next film, whatever that may be. Did you know Skinner appeared in an episode of the first season of TBS' …
Yes, it's a spoof of The Dog Whisperer. Yes, that's the same Julie Klausner who wrote a funny and revealing memoir that Gary Sanchez Productions is hoping to turn into an HBO series starring Lizzy Caplan. Yes, that's the James Urbaniak who voices Dr. Venture on The Venture Bros. And …
Chris Hardwick is a self-described nerd, so much so that his site and his Twitter handle are both called Nerdist, and he's building a whole wide web of nerds, literally, on his Nerdist site. So when he asked me to call him shortly after 5 p.m. (Pacific) on Monday, right …
I have been to Austin, Texas, before, but never during the great big fun-lovin' festival known as SXSW. Almost made it this year, but costs and logistics foiled my plans. Alf LaMont at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood asked me if I'd like to help him organize a funny …
Conventional wisdom says it's tougher out there for a woman in stand-up comedy, and Abbi Crutchfield and Jen Dziura want to make it less tough — or at least as tough for a woman as it is for a man. You know how Secret deodorant is strong enough for a …
If you go to JohnnyCarson.com today, you'll find a number of clips from the glory years of The Tonight Show, including classic comedy clips featuring the debuts of Jerry Seinfeld and Steven Wright, performances by Rodney Dangerfield and a 1977 performance by Jay Leno. Nothing is available to embed here, …
You all know how important it is to get your Daily Fiber, right? Daily Fiber Films pairs Ryan Gould behind the camera and Raymond McAnally in front of it, and so far, this pairing is comedy delicious. Their latest creation is a cooking show called "The Bare Nekked Chef," who …
Mottley's Comedy Club, friends of the site located just steps from Boston's Quincy Market, got some TV show love from the Today show, albeit at a cost. First, reporter Mike Taibbi identifies stand-up Ira Proctor as Sean Sullivan (Sullivan does appear in a brief shot at the end of the report). …
Hey, Internet. Here's something fun to look at. It's outtakes from a film that will never happen called Masterminds, but that's not important right now, because really, it's the new short from Front Page Films, with Oren Brimer directing John Hodgman, Matt McCarthy and "Huge Pacino" (the last-minute replacement for …