The Definitive Guide to Comedy
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 …
The women of The View held a "Day of Comedy" this morning, and Colin Quinn was there to promote his current off-Broadway one-man show, which Jerry Seinfeld. What's it called? Joy Behar wasn't quite sure, and Quinn took her to task for it. Other silliness took place in a few …
Ron Babcock, when he's not doing the comedy on the stage, he conducts the hard-hitting interviews for Asylumn.com. Except when he gets the chance to meet Betty White. In which case, Babcock just wants to get a little bit closer. What advice can White give him to help his cause? …
Bill Murray. So great. So funny. Still funny. Before diving into a dumpster pool parked outside Late Show with David Letterman yesterday, Murray exclaimed: "You can't wade in, baby! You can't wade in!" Then added: "Louuuuu Piniella!" as he dove into the murky water, and cut himself on the side …
The fourth season of AMC's critically-acclaimed Mad Men begins on Sunday with a new season set in the 1960s in New York City, but wouldn't you rather watch the current-day MA Men of Boston? They've got to figure out who will say "Time to make the donuts" in a new …
Resisted the urge to delete this email from a publicist for a large corporation, because I could not resist the urge to engage in wordplay. The people at Wheat Thins sponsored this video of comedian Baron Vaughn at this summer's Bonnaroo in Tennessee, interviewing several of the music and comedy …
In his new special, "The Byrne Identity" (debuting July 25 on Comedy Central, out July 27 on DVD), comedian Steve Byrne says that his own identity is a blend of Korean and Irish, but when he went to China: "They thought I was Chinese. Even they couldn't tell the difference." …