The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Everyone not on the West Coast may have missed the 60 Minutes profile of Ricky Gervais last night due to late-running football (unless you already were tuned into CBS on Sunday), so here is that, plus some extras from the man who brought us Extras. I could do without Lesley …
Good to see Chicago's mainstream and new media all take ample note of Second City's 50th anniversary celebration this weekend. I couldn't make it out there, but still feel like I could bear witness to some of the fun through all of the coverage. Chicago's two major daily newspapers, the …
Last week was great, wasn't it? Why are you starting like that? Trying to lower our expectations are you? Although, for the second week in a row, Kristen Wiig isn't so much front and center, giving the other ladies a chance to shine. Interesting development, don't you think? Alrighty then… …
If you're spending any time in San Francisco between Jan. 14 and Feb. 2 in 2010, then you are in for many treats, because it's time once again for SF Sketchfest, a three-week celebration of comedy in all of its forms — not merely sketch, but also stand-up, game shows, …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they're comedians? No, that's not it. It is a fact, though, that America's biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
With all of the talk this week about YouTube's "Fred" getting his very own feature film, I wanted to make sure you didn't forget that there already is an actually funny movie starring, written, directed and fully produced by Derrick, the formerly NYC-based sketch group that recently relocated to Hollywood. …
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 …