Toward A More Perfect Comedian Union
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Writing what they know: The art of the comedy book, and the booming collection of comedian memoirs
Why are there so many more books by comedians about their lives as comedians than seemingly ever before? Perhaps it’s another sign of boom times. …
Corinne Fisher and Katie Hannigan stick “Ladies Night Comedy” to the Fringes in “The Comedienne Project”
For all of the plights that befall women who pursue stand-up comedy just getting to the stage, there’s also the hurdle of overcoming stereotypes audiences …
What Kind of Comedian Should You Be? A flowchart, by Paul Ogata
Before you even try to answer that question, consider this: Should you even be a comedian? I mean, as a profession. As in, dive into …
Conan O’Brien on the problems with photoshoots for comedians
Conan O’Brien had Shameless star Emmy Rossum on Thursday night’s episode of Conan, and after sharing the recent cover shot Rossum scored for Complex magazine, …
Pro-Tip: Replying to eHarmony’s 15 Reasons To Date A Comedian
The dating site eHarmony recently published/republished an advice listicle for the ladies titled “15 Reasons to Date a Comedian.” What could possibly go awry with …
Comedians: Please fill out this survey to help The Actors Fund help you
You may not know about it or need it now, but The Actors Fund could help you out in the long run. When Comedy Central …
Jimmy Fallon’s audition and the roles of comedians from “Almost Famous”
This week, filmmaker Cameron Crowe visited Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and reminisced with Fallon about Crowe’s semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Almost Famous. Here’s a special cut …
NBC commits to put Sarah Silverman pilot on the air
It’s not even the start of the fall 2011 TV season, and already the networks have been busy buying pitches and signing up talent to …
Phil Hartman’s handwritten letter offers advice to a young comedian
In 1997, while Phil Hartman was enjoying his post-SNL fame in primetime with NewsRadio, a 19-year-old aspiring comedian named Mike Scott wrote Hartman a letter …