The Definitive Guide to Comedy
A year ago, most comedy clubs had shuttered for the pandemic, leaving stand-ups to go to whatever lengths to find live audiences, from parks to rooftops and anywhere in between where they could set up a microphone, an amplifier, and spaced seating. This summer? We haven’t outlasted the COVID-19 pandemic, …
I can respect Andrew Schulz’s hustle and still not enjoy this game he’s playing. The way it’s all structured, almost breathlessly dense, works for and against it comedically. You might miss a lot just trying to follow along. There’s a lot of wordplay, with graphics popping up and gone in …
IFC’s Benders follows a group of adult men who act like little boys when it comes to their recreational hockey league in New York City. It’s created by Tom Selliti and Jim Serpico and executive produced by them with Denis Leary. They’re all avid hockey fans and players themselves. But …
It may be the Stanley Cup Finals in Chicago and Tampa Bay, but in New York City, it’s only the beginning for the cast of IFC’s new sitcom, Benders. Lindsey Broad, Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskander and Andrew Schulz have been cast as the starting line for the eight-episode …
Were you thinking to yourself, you know what the first three seasons of Guy Code could have used? A big musical anthem to bring all the boys together with a common harmonic purpose. Well, season four of MTV2’s Guy Code kicked off last night with “Respect The Code,” featuring all …
MTV2 announced a new addition to its slate of comedian-fronted series, ordering up Jobs That Don’t Suck hosted by Andrew Schulz. The cable network made the announcement Friday at the TV Critics Association annual panel roundup in Pasadena, Calif. It’ll premiere in April following the fourth-season debut of MTV’s popular …
Congrats to the new class of New Faces for Montreal’s Just For Laughs, showcased for the comedy industry this week. I’ll file full reports from all of the showcases later this week in Canada! NEW FACES Byron Bowers, Gina Brillon, Kevin Christy, Pete Davidson, Chris Distefano, Sean Donnelly, Derek Gaines, …
Just how would you survive the zombie apocalypse, anyhow? The comedians from MTV2’s Guy Code have the answers. Maybe not all of the answers. But they tell you what they’d do and how they’d do it — it’s all part of a special episode called “Guy Code Honors” airing this …
MTV Networks has announced the launch of a new talk show that will gather comedians, athletes and “pop culture entertainers” to discuss how men behave in MTV2’s Guy Code — premiering at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15. Regular segments will include celebrities talking about what makes for a “Good Ass …
