The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Comedian/actor Andy Dick got his break along with many other alt-comics of the 1990s on the short-lived Ben Stiller Show, but he really got the public's attention later that decade with his portrayal of a wacky radio employee on NBC's NewsRadio. But somewhere along the line, his life became, well, a …
One of the Chicago shows I wish I had seen during my recent trip there for Just For Laughs Chicago was the two-man improv work of TJ and Dave. Fortunately for me and other New Yorkers, we'll have multiple chances to see and experience the comedic chemistry between TJ Jagodowski …
Cain Lopez died Thursday. The stand-up comedian, who began in the Bay Area and based himself out of Burbank, Calif., was only 30. UPDATED: Here are the funeral arrangements. Viewing from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 20 (with a rosary at 7 p.m. at the funeral home, McCune Garden …
Right from the get-go of Thin Pig, comedian Todd Glass shows how he can weave both old jokes, inside jokes and in-the-moment jokes all at once, making every performance of his a magically unique experience. Even if some of the jokes, such as his opening bit, have been in his …
Imagine a world in which you can audition for NBC's Last Comic Standing, be ruled funny, but not quite funny enough to win any cash prizes, and then return years later to the same network for America's Got Talent and the chance to win $1 million for doing essentially the …
Jon Heder should send a big bouquet of whatever to the Funny or Die folks for getting him front-and-center for a new Comedy Central sitcom. The network announced a deal to air 10 episodes of an untitled sitcom starring Heder and written and produced by Gary Sanchez Productions — aka Will …
We all know that hecklers are a scourge upon society and better left unpublicized, because the heckler is usually a person who craves publicity — which makes the vicious circle that much more vicious, particularly when we find out that the heckler in question last night at the Laugh Factory …
Sacha Baron Cohen so often wants to be interviewed in character (Borat, Bruno) that it's very refreshing to see when he actually speaks as himself. Such was the case last night on CBS when Sacha Baron Cohen visited The Late Show with David Letterman. Here he describes how he wanted …
Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons has a treasure trove of disciplinary letters sent to him from teachers, school officials, rejection letters, newspaper reviews and more — and he'll be putting them to use again in retelling his life story as a memoir, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons. Simon & Schuster bought the book idea …
When "King of Pop" Michael Jackson died, some people wondered if, when and how comedians would react to the news. After all, plenty of stand-up comics had been telling jokes about the musician and his eclectic and allegedly not-so smooth criminal behavior for long enough that Michael Jackson jokes became …