The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, continues to grow even more into its name. Today the center announced the family of the late great Carl Reiner has donated his archives, and in conjunction with that move, along with Reiner’s position as a founding advisory board member for the center, …
Ah, Sept. 13, 1993. We were all so much younger then. Can you believe nobody knew who Conan O’Brien was, nor did they give him much of a shot of holding onto Late Night after being named David Letterman’s successor? Long before Team Coco. Now they’ve finally wrested the digital …
When several comedians convened in November 2016 to pay tribute to the late great Mitch Hedberg, his widow, Lynn Shawcroft, hinted there would be more to come from his estate — even more than the Comedy Central Records limited-edition box set they unveiled that night. Now Shawcroft is backing up …
First Ball. Then Carlin. Now Berman. The National Comedy Center has acquired the archives of legendary comedian Shelley Berman, who died last September at 92. Sarah Berman, who had been married to Shelley for more than 70 years, announced the donation at a tribute to him hosted on Tuesday night …
“A place for his stuff.” That’s how Kelly Carlin shared the news last night with friends. Carlin shared a lot more at a public event last night at the Paley Center for Media in New York City, where the National Comedy Center convened a special panel of all-star comedians to …
