Comedy News for March 13-20, 2023
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You still won’t see George Carlin’s hologram performing at the National Comedy Center
Would you settle for Bernie Mac, Redd Foxx, Dean Martin and Andy Kaufman? The Hollywood Reporter reported tonight that a hologram of the late, great …
Today is the deadline to submit for the 11th annual Andy Kaufman Awards contest
Please, if you’re funny and you know it but nobody knows what to make of how funny you are, dear God in Heaven or wherever …
Dru Johnston on winning the 2014 Andy Kaufman Award
The 2014 Andy Kaufman Award competition may have lacked the hyperbolic histrionics of a year ago that spurred a nation to wonder if Kaufman not …
Norm Macdonald: Neither anti-comic nor comic’s comic, simply a comic
With the PGA Tour back in spring form and the NBA and NHL playoffs in their quarterfinal matchups, it gives plenty of opportunities for comedian …
TV / Uncategorized / Video
The Year in Comedy, 2013: Most Popular Comedy News Posts
Happy 2014, everybody! Before we plunge forward into the new year, let’s take a look back at what caught the fancy of comedy fans over …
New posthumous Andy Kaufman CD in the works: “Andy and His Grandmother”
Andy Kaufman lives! Long live Andy Kaufman! At least on a new CD, or what the grown-ups call music and recorded listening sounds these days, …
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“Creating Reality,” by Andy Kaufman, a still-living art exhibit
Andy Kaufman’s final passport sits in a glass case, a snapshot of his optimism that remained even a couple of months before he died in …
Sing in the holidays with “Carol of the Comedians”
New York City-based comedy rock band Fortress of Attitude is halfway through a “12 Christmas Songs in 12 Days of Christmas” project called “Bigger Than …
Tony Danza, on remembering Andy Kaufman
This year’s edition of The Andy Kaufman Award finals featured a special appearance by Tony Danza, who co-starred with Kaufman on the sitcom Taxi in …