The Definitive Guide to Comedy
My Damn Channel got Rob Huebel to get into character as Dr. Owen Maestro from the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital, and answer real questions from real children. It gets a little too real. And by that, I mean it's probably NSFW. But you should watch this, and also watch …
Previously, we watched this seventh season of NBC's Last Comic Standing through the magic (and sometimes witchcraft) of several-weeks tape delay. The comedians themselves could have forgotten how their performances had gone, only to see them slightly changed in the editing room. But not now. Now the final 10 have …
David Hasselhoff will be roasted by comedians on Comedy Central this Aug. 15, and the Hoff took part in two promotional videos that lets everybody know he knows what they'll be roasting him about. In this first video, Hasselhoff goes so far as to bring up all of the topics …
Some people worried that Andy Kindler's involvement with NBC's Last Comic Standing would mean that he'd pull his punches this summer in delivering his annual State of the Industry address at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival. Those people were worrying about the wrong thing. They should have worried that Kindler's …
In its 28th year, the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal has featured just about every big name in comedy. But Steve Martin, having "quit" stand-up comedy before JFL's debut, was not among them until last night, when he made his debut hosting two Gala-type showcases at the fest. …
I've got to do a thing, and then another thing today, so before I get you all caught up on what you missed this weekend, how about I tell you about something else that you missed last week. On NBC's Last Comic Standing, I know a few people were confused …
This morning, the New York Times announced on its Laugh Lines blog that it was deleting its Laugh Lines blog. RIP, Laugh Lines blog. We hardly knew ye. Somewhere, Dave Itzkoff, who corners comedy's newsmakers for the New York Times, is wondering why there is no link from his colleagues …
Many people felt that Kurt Metzger got robbed this spring on NBC's Last Comic Standing, so I don't care if this is a consolation prize or not, because just getting another tight five from Metzger is a prize in and of itself. Roll the clip!
The Boss may have ruled over the New York Yankees and lived in Tampa, but the late George Steinbrenner has friends in Atlanta, as TBS announced today it'd broadcast 10 episodes that featured his likeness — and voiced by Larry David — in a tribute to him. Appropriate or not, …
Rare is the show that receives enough widespread raves to double the audience overnight, only to then exceed everyone's expectations. This was that show. This was the show, unless something happens in the next two nights of Just For Laughs in Montreal to eclipse it. This was AMP'd. Musical comedy …