The Definitive Guide to Comedy
You think you know improvisational comedy? You studied with Del Close and the UCB? Well, forget that. Learn this. Or just sit back and laugh, as this team upends the rules of improv, so you can "Improv Yourself" in this how-to that imagines what some poor saps may have purchased …
Conan O'Brien confirmed this morning that he and Team Coco will be touring North America this spring — more on that in a later post — but even more awesome is the news that the tour joins up with the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee this June. Bonnaroo …
Here in the States, we have Comedy Central. In Britain, they have Dave. See how we're the same and yet so different? Actually, they have a U.K. version of Comedy Central, too. So why don't we have our own Dave? Or do we, and he is in hiding. So many …
Of all of the things that happened at the ECNY Awards ceremony Monday night at Comix in NYC, this sequence from the opening video was an all-around crowd pleaser. You don't need to have seen the original aged TV footage to appreciate this, but if you have (or if you …
You know how we were all led into new rumors about who's the target of Carly Simon's old song, "You're So Vain." Well, that reminds me of today, when Lindsay Lohan's attorney announced she was filing a lawsuit against E*Trade, thinking that one of their new TV commercials is about …
I was more than tempted to write something whiny and petulant about the ECNY Awards, but then I saw Marc Maron in a Twitter "fight" today with one of his followers about the principle of paying for art (you should definitely pay for art, whether it's a podcast, a creative …
I remember when I first met Kyle Kinane three years ago at the HBO festival in Aspen. Kinane wasn't so happy about how he had performed at his stand-up showcases, but all I could see was a young man with creative flourish and colorful punchlines. I liked this guy from …
Producers for Last Comic Standing's return promised that this seventh season would be different. Comedians who showed up for the Hollywood auditions over the weekend had two minutes to impress an empty room, save for the TV crew and three judges: Andy Kindler, Greg Giraldo and Natasha Leggero. How's that …
I was looking for footage of Mo'Nique's acceptance speech from last night's Academy Awards, since it's more than a little bit notable when a stand-up comedian wins an Oscar (as Alec Baldwin joked to his co-host, Steve Martin). In her many speeches and appearances this awards season, Mo'Nique has talked …
Back before they were famous for being the Upright Citizens Brigade, the UCB players produced their first feature-length film that spoofed both Spring Break and Girls Gone Wild. Naturally, it's called Wild Girls Gone, and it's only now available for your digital download pleasure via iTunes. Would you like to …