The Definitive Guide to Comedy
It's a well-established fact (at least in The Comic's Comic's household) that the best Christmas special and album of all-time is John Denver and The Muppets: A Christmas Together. The worst, btw, is the Star Wars Holiday Special. No debate. But we're here to talk Muppets. Because it has been …
Flight of the Conchords, the Grammy-winning musical comedy duo from New Zealand, announced today that they would not be continuing their HBO series for a third season. Here's the statement from Bret and Jemaine: Bret, Jemaine and James (co-creator/director) said ‚Äúwe‚Äôve noticed the less we say about the future of …
All this and a car started, too? Good job, DieHard. Not the movie. The battery manufacturer. Here's their new ad featuring virtuoso Reggie Watts. (Thanks to Videogum for pointing this out to me) Roll it! If you'd like to see and hear more from Reggie Watts, then you're in luck! …
Jim Norton's "Uninvited Guest" segments for Jay Leno's primetime NBC show have been revealing for various reasons. Last night, he took it a little bit more literally when he poked fun at his body issues and his acting skills, describing how his manager sent him recently to audition for a …
Every so often, a comedian decides to sing; and of course, there's a whole genre of musical comedians who do only that. But it's quite rare to find a comedian have one of his or her songs covered by an even more famous singer. Such was the case, we learned …
Pauly Shore filed a lawsuit on Monday against his brother, Peter, over actions involving the family's treatment of the comedy family's matriarch, Mitzi Shore, and the ownership of The Comedy Store. RadarOnline talked to patriarch Sammy Shore about it yesterday, and posted the Shore family lawsuit online (misspelling Pauly's name …
Are you cold where you are? Right now, the answer is most probably yes. Well, then, here's something to heat up your winter: Comedy Central is returning to South Beach — Miami-style — for another edition of its South Beach Comedy Festival from Jan. 21-23, 2010. And you could win …
The new Laughing Skull Comedy Festival wants you to submit to their inaugural fest in Atlanta, and one way they're getting your attention (and mine) is by naming names in saying what the winner will get — booked gigs from several people, all of whom are named on the festival's …
Just in time for the holidays, comedian Kurt Braunohler unveils a four-week comedy showcase, a new one-man show, and a series of videos for Comedy Central? We speak the truth! Braunohler's stand-up showcase, "The Inevitable," kicks off tonight at Union Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and runs Mondays through Dec. 28. His …
Todd Barry is launching a four-city tour of New England this week, just in time for the holidays. That's why, isn't it, Todd? Here's what he told me: "I got an offer to do the Allston club, so I just told my booking agent to 'run wild' and book some …