Episode #170: Scot Armstrong
Scot Armstrong grew up outside of Chicago and first studied comedy under the legendary Del Close,...
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Tag: Andrew “Dice” Clay
The Celebrity Apprentice now officially a sitcom
Speaking of comedians in places you don't expect to see comedians…the second edition of The Celebrity Apprentice starts on Sunday night, because, well, I don't know why NBC has trotted the Trumps back out, but...
Read MoreAndrew Dice Clay rocks and rolls Las Vegas
The first time I ever heard Andrew “Dice” Clay, his words were spoken by a teenager — one of my high-school classmates was cracking up the lunch table with Dice’s ribald versions of our childhood nursery...
Read MoreThe Comedy Festival (Vegas) unveils full slate of headliners
Anyone who doubted whether TBS could or would pull together a full slate of A-level comedy talent for its first edition of The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas without HBO as a partner, well doubt no more. Over the weekend, TBS...
Read MoreThe Comedy Festival reveals 2008 headliners for Vegas
With festivals on the brain, time to check in and see what TBS has in store for the 2008 version of The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, going it alone this November since HBO seemingly got out of the comedy confab business (still...
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 MoreSet your TV: Rodney Dangerfield, “Nothin’ Goes Right”
HBO Comedy features an early-morning treat at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday with the rebroadcast of Rodney Dangerfield’s 1987 young comedians’ special, "Nothin’ Goes Right." What makes this special special? How...
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