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Patton Oswalt, “Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time” (CD/DVD)

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 7, 2014

When Patton Oswalt walked onstage last summer at the Spreckels Theater during San Diego Comic-Con, an adoring crowd receives him with a standing ovation as the …

Looking back, looking forward: Real talk with Alonzo Bodden about podcasts, Last Comic Standing, acting and the media

by Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 3, 2014January 3, 2014

What difference does a year make? Alonzo Bodden headlines this weekend at Carolines on Broadway to open 2014, just as he had 2013. Later this …

The Improv: 50 Years Behind The Brick Wall

by Sean L. McCarthyDecember 7, 20132

When Budd Friedman’s Improv comedy club turned 40, he celebrated with a primetime anniversary special on NBC (that aired against the final sing-off of the …

Budd Friedman reminisces about The Improv on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 27, 20132

You don’t often see a comedy club owner on as a guest for a late-night TV talk show. But Budd Friedman has owned one or …

Jim Norton speaks his dirty little mind as an “American Degenerate” on EPIX, releases “Please Be Offended” on CD

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 20131

Jim Norton hopes you watch his new EPIX stand-up special, American Degenerate, but as the title of his 2012 special for the cable channel went, …

Lewis Black’s stand-up special, “Old Yeller, Live At Borgata,” to debut on PPV

by Sean L. McCarthyJuly 31, 20131

Forget self-distribution, forget concert films, and forget even the old models of cable TV — Lewis Black is going PPV for his ninth stand-up comedy …

Not so “Freaked Out,” Tom Papa finds his voice, makes bolder choices in EPIX special

by Sean L. McCarthyJuly 26, 2013July 26, 20131

Tom Papa‘s new one-hour stand-up special, Tom Papa: Freaked Out, premieres tonight on EPIX HD (check your cable listings or go online to watch). While …