The Definitive Guide to Comedy
And suddenly, our nationally televised stand-up comedy competition has become a comedy pageant, because right off the top, our seven remaining comedians step up to the mic and tell us their names and "hometowns." But it's going to be too late for one of these seven to win our hearts …
When Paul Rust isn't writing a screenplay for Pee-wee Herman, Harris Wittels isn't writing an episode of Parks and Recreation, and Michael Cassady isn't appearing in TV episodes or the UCB-LA Harold Team Arts & Athletics and sketch team A Kiss From Daddy, the trio is making comedy music together …
Just in time to whet your appetite between Comic-Cons, the Sundance Channel presents a series of online short films called "Strokes of Genius" dedicated to two of the influential cartoonists from MAD Magazine — Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones. Steve Brodner celebrates their life and work in these shorts, sitting …
I've received more than a few emails from people with their own spoofs of the leaked Mel Gibson phone calls, but only one of them comes with an ad for Last Comic Standing at the end of the video. So who wants to bet we see this on the show …
Perhaps you have seen some of the legendary names of comedians on the wall outside of The Comedy Store along West Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. For the first time in nearly eight years, the comedy club has added to the list of names. The celebration, known as Names Night, happens tonight at …
Nick Swardson appeared at San Diego's Comic-Con to help stoke fan interest in his new sketch show, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, which debuts on Comedy Central in October. Fans at Comic-Con got to see some new Gay Robot material, as well as this sketch starring Mr. Stitches as "Wheelchair Cat: …
Canada is not just a country, it's also a great exporter of comedy. You knew that already, though, didn't you? Here's something you may or may not know, though: Halifax's Picnicface has received financial support from Telefilm Canada to make a movie called Roller Town. Picnicface's Scott Vrooman told me …
Want to know who came out of Montreal with a deal? The young ladies of Adept Entertainment, that's who, as the talent management firm started just last year by Abbey Robertson and Melody Hammer officially became a part of The Collective late today. The deal actually was in place by …
There are lots of panels going on in San Diego this weekend as part of Comic-Con International 2010. Here is a group photo taken from one such panel, for FOX's upcoming midseason animated series, Bob's Burgers. I feature it here because all of the main characters are voiced by actual …
While nerds are waiting in line for hours upon hours to look at a few minutes of a movie trailer or see movie and TV stars in person from hundred of feet away (I'm sure the weather is lovely in San Diego for Comic-Con, at least), Pee-wee Herman has unveiled …