The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Good news for fans of Seeso programming! Starz, a cable channel/network still in operation and continuing into the foreseeable future, has acquired several series and specials launched during the brief era of Seeso, NBCUniversal’s short-lived hope for a comedy streaming platform. We already knew that Take My Wife, starring comedians …
Today’s guest is Brian Posehn, one of The Comedians of Comedy a decade ago, and now for the first time, the star of a feature film as Uncle Nick in the dark new Christmas classic of the same name. Posehn has produced multiple metal music tracks with the greats of …
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross got the comedy band back together for four half-hour episodes of sketch comedy and an hourlong making-of special. It’s not Mr. Show. It’s not HBO. It’s W/ Bob & David on Netflix. Why isn’t Mr. Show on HBO Go or HBO NOW or anywhere officially …
Here’s your first look at W/ Bob & David, the new sketch comedy series reuniting Mr. Show‘s Bob Odenkirk and David Cross and their writers, co-stars and friends in this limited-edition lineup for Netflix! The four half-hour episodes and one-hour “making of” special hit Netflix on Nov. 13, 2015. On …
The 33rd edition of Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival will continue to cement its position as the world’s biggest congregation and celebration of comedy this July, with awards and performances heralding Dave Chappelle, Mike Myers, Kevin Hart, Patton Oswalt, Ellie Kemper and Armando Iannucci. The festival announced today they’ll be …
Starting now (now being 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, March 26, 2015) and lasting for exactly one week, you’ll have the opportunity to pick up a 15-pack of stand-up comedy videos and audio recordings for the low, low price of whatever you want to pay — or, for …
Have you been clamoring, wishing and hoping for an onscreen reunion of Mr. Show, the critical cult favorite sketch comedy series that ran on HBO from 1995-1998, starred David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, and catapulted the careers of several other heroes of your alt-comedy universe? Consider your wish already granted …
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 Santa.” They may have found their winner with “Carol of the Comedians,” with traditional Christmas tune having its lyrics adapted entirely to names of famous …
Brian Posehn long has noted his love of heavy metal music within his stand-up comedy act and in his life. Two years ago, he enlisted musicians including Anthrax’s Scott Ian to help out with a track called “More Metal Than You” on his album, Farts and Weiner Jokes. (See the …
Earwolf, the podcasting network founded by Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!) and Jeff Ullrich, is adding music and lifestyle programming to its lineup of talk shows, while also expanding its list of comedy offerings. To wit: New comedy shows up-and-running within this month include “Nerd Poker: Dungeons and Dragons with …
