The Definitive Guide to Comedy
How many character-based comedy acts have lasted 30 years? Bob Einstein, older brother of Albert Brooks, got an early break as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, but on his own, he has made a lasting contribution to multiple generations of comedy fans with his creation of daredevil …
Today the pop culture universe revolves around the new Watchmen movie, so far be it for me to miss out on this, especially since one of our superheroes is called The Comedian. Even though I have yet to read the comic, nor did I go to a midnight screening or …
Sometimes headlines just write themselves, people. Entertainment Weekly broke the news Thursday afternoon that all the four co-stars of Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards — will appear together in the upcoming seventh season of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Of course, the gang has reunited …
Wishing Robin Williams only the best as he undergoes heart surgery. Williams announced today that he would postpone the rest of his nationwide stand-up comedy tour while he recuperates. This hits close to home personally, and I hope and trust Williams will be back and ready to perform in a …
Here is some more footage from Tina Fey's visit this week to NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Note to Tina: I'm pretty sure any Internerds watching you in this video already are watching 30 Rock every Thursday. And here is the screen test Fey and Fallon did before breaking …
AltCom organizer Brian Joyce announced today there would be a second year for his AltCom! The Alternative Comedy Festival, in the Boston suburb of Somerville, Mass. "It's an incredibly unique mix of stand-up, sketch comedy, musical and political comedy, local acts and international acts," Joyce said in the announcement. "There's …
It's Tuesday, which in New York City anytime over the past several years, means it's time for another edition of Seth Herzog's Sweet show, in which "the Zog" (pictured at right with President Obama) regales audiences at The Slipper Room with tales and dances, shares quips with a celebrity sidekick …
It's official. Via The Hollywood Reporter comes news that Comedy Central has agreed to a third season of The Sarah Silverman Program, a 10-episode order that had come into doubt over the weekend when Silverman and her fellow executive producers threatened to quit unless they could retain an adequate production …
Settle down, everybody. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon debuted on NBC overnight, and we already knew that the show's debut would bring in higher ratings (2.3 rating, 8 share in metered markets, compared to Conan's final season average of 1.7, according to the network — full ratings info available Thursday), …
I have the power to see into the future — or have a working Internet connection — and can tell you how the host of the new Late Night with Jimmy Fallon wraps up his interview with debut guest Robert DeNiro. It involves their little-known film work together (read: sketch …