Review: “2 Dope Queens,” many dope perspectives in HBO variety series
Turning a podcast into a TV special, let alone a four-part series, doesn’t make sense for...
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Tag: Al Jackson
Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen taped new episodes for Fall 2014!
For all the grief I’ve given Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen for airing repeats five...
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Dave Attell shares the wealth with comics old and new, plus Operation Purple, in “Comedy Underground” stand-up series on Comedy Central
Dave Attell gives back to some of his fellow comedy veterans, and in a very real way has given...
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Meet Me In New York: Al Jackson
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as...
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John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show returns to Comedy Central for third season
Not only is John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show returning to Comedy Central this year for a...
Read MoreLast Comic Standing 6: New York City and Tempe
So we begin the sixth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and already it’s clear they’re still playing from the American Idol of Comedy playbook, what with host Bill Bellamy delivering the...
Read MoreHBO gets “Down and Dirty with Jim Norton” this fall
This is an early review! HBO just taped four episodes of a new stand-up showcase, Down and Dirty with Jim Norton. It’ll air this fall (update! debut is midnight Oct. 4, with other episodes premiering Oct. 11, 18, and 25)...
Read MoreI’m judging you, Boston (part seven)
The eighth and final preliminary competition in the Boston Comedy Festival stand-up contest, and for once, all is right with the world. And by that, I mean it’s not going to be difficult to predict who advances to the...
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