The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The American Comedy Awards just added one more category to the mix at the last minute (after voting for everything else had ended March 18 (see above!)), to recognize stand-up comedians who play concert-sized rooms and not just clubs. After culling names from the “Industry Committee” (we each received three …
Fantasy football leagues have become so widespread and commonly accepted as a hobby that it’s the focus of a long-running sitcom on FX, The League. Why not spin the concept out, and have a fantasy comedy league? That’s what the comedians at SiriusXM decided. Last Friday on “Fridays with Breuer,” …
A couple of years ago, comedians Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa grew tired of waiting for the phone to ring with news of their next big break. They decided to take matters into their own hands. And after a spirited discussion, Kelly said to the other two: “This …
The biennial Night of Too Many Stars benefit, hosted by Jon Stewart and organized by Robert Smigel, has reached new heights in 2012 for Comedy Central and for raising money toward autism research. The benefit show premieres Oct. 21, 2012, on Comedy Central, with a live phone bank taking your …
On Bill Burr’s “Monday Morning Podcast,” Burr went off on a bit of a rant against the rise of nerds in comedy and how the so-called “alternative comedy” scene made it seem as though anyone could be a stand-up comedian. He really seems to be angrier about how “alt-comics” take …
“This is my last hit,” says Dave Attell between cigarette puffs, in typical self deprecating fashion. “No, Dave, The Gong Show was your last hit,” I reply. This is Attell’s next potential hit, and it goes back to something near and dear to the stand-up comedian: Pornography. Specifically, old porn. …
Bill Burr is and has been one of my favorite stand-up comedians over the past decade. Never afraid to tell you what’s on his mind and take the opposite position from convention wisdom and find a way to make you laugh and agree with it. On last night’s Late Show …
Among the many weird things that happened this July at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, one of the weirder but possibly predictable things was that Tony Clifton caused trouble. It’s where and when he did it that’s newsworthy, as Paul Provenza had invited the longtime comedy character (played at times …
Lavell Crawford has caught a few breaks over the past two decades, most notably when he finished runner-up in the 2007 season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and most recently nabbing a recurring role in this season of AMC’s Breaking Bad. But Crawford, 42, continues to tour as a stand-up …
Bill Burr may get worked up onstage when he's on a comedic roll, and his everyman take on the world that's rumbling and crumbling all around us has picked up steam — as well as a slew of new fans of his stand-up comedy. Thank repeated airings of his 2008 …
