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****1/2 (out of 5) Are you ready? Are you steady? Because Irish comedian David O’Doherty is about to perform perhaps his greatest trick yet, a quite personal show that’s heartfelt whether or not you get to his parents witness it for themselves. This is an hour in which O’Doherty reflects …
David O’Doherty played a song in the key of life on his teeny-tiny keyboard on Tuesday night’s Conan, and if you don’t recognize your life in his verse, just wait until the next verse. It’s coming. Just like life! Roll the clip.
Comedy Central Presents is dead. Long live Comedy Central Presents! In its place, starting in 2012, is The Half Hour. As in past seasons, the half-hour stand-up showcases debut lat on Friday nights. This season opens with back-to-back episodes at 11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, 10 p.m. Central/Mountain, on Friday, May 11, …
Not only is John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show returning to Comedy Central this year for a third season, but he and the network are taping the showcases this weekend in NYC. So if you’re in or near the city from March 10-12, 2012, you can ask for tickets to …
Comedy Central Presents is dead. Long live the new half-hour comedy special for the cable network, named, well, The Half Hour! And Comedy Central is heading up to Boston at the end of this month to tape them. But who will be featured in the inaugural season for 2012? Meet …
If you had the chance to get out late on a Monday night in New York City, and had the chance to see Irishman David O’Doherty, the big winner of the If.Comedy Award at this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe, do a jet-lagged 40-minute set for free at the UCB Theatre, or …
