The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Michael Showalter had some issues with Michael Ian Black, and now he is moving on to the issue of TV advertising, launching a new web series exclusively on Babelgum called "The Making Of." In four installments, Showalter will break down the creative process of your better-known commercials, such as this …
Today is officially pay attention to comedians day in North America, as Just For Laughs announced its list of 20 comedians who are this year's "New Faces" in Montreal, trade magazine Variety unveiled its list of "10 Comics to Watch," and Comedy Central announced its intention to produce its own …
Here is the list everyone in comedy has been waiting for the past year to see, your New Faces at the 2010 Just For Laughs Montreal comedy festival, performing for live audiences and the industry of show business tonight, Wednesday and Thursday…
Strap in, comedy fans. We're about to see 10 comedians perform stand-up on primetime network TV in front of giant letters lit up in light bulbs to spell out "COMIC." But nobody is king (nor queen) just yet, so none of these 10 can rightfully wear a robe and crown …
If you think that replacing the Hoff with the Howie Mandel might have helped the cause for comedic acts in this season of NBC's America's Got Talent, then you would be right. The final 48 were selected last week (and again tonight in a repeat), and this year, several acts …
My friend in comedy journalism over at The Hollywood Reporter, Georg Szalai, reported this afternoon that MySpace had hired Randi Siegel to take over management of the MySpace Comedy realm. After first making its mark as a social networking site for musicians and bands, MySpace branched out years ago to …
NBC's seventh season of Last Comic Standing begins tonight with the first of several episodes in which America gets to decide who moves on and survives past the final 10. Unless, of course, you believe in conspiracy theories and want to figure out who executive producer Barry Katz is managing …
It's been a very good few days for comedian H. Jon Benjamin. Last week he earned an Emmy nomination for his voice-over work as Sterling Archer in FX's Archer, which already has been renewed for a second season. Today, Comedy Central announced that Benjamin would be appearing as himself (or …
For years, Doug Benson has invited his funny friends to take the stage in a showcase that allows Benson to sit, either on the side of the stage or sometimes in the front row, and interrupt the performance to take it into a different direction, go on a tangent, or …
Each year, SF Sketchfest honors a comedic performer or group with a tribute. For 2010, the honoree was Conan O'Brien, but he couldn't make his Jan. 17 date due to, well, didn't you hear his January was kinda pre-occupied? With his summer schedule fairly clear, O'Brien and SF Sketchfest have …