Skip to content
January 27, 2023
  • About
  • Last Things First — Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Live!
The Comic's Comic

The Comic's Comic

The Definitive Guide to Comedy

  • About
  • Last Things First — Podcasts
  • Live!
  • Comedy Festivals
  • Meet Me In New York
  • About
  • Last Things First — Podcasts
  • Live!
  • Comedy Festivals
  • Meet Me In New York

Tag: film festivals

Comedy films making premieres at Sundance 2020
Movies / News

Comedy films making premieres at Sundance 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019

The Sundance Film Festival has announced its programming slate for 2020. Last year, Amazon emerged as the big distributor of comedies, acquiring both Last Night …

Episode #40: Wayne Federman
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #40: Wayne Federman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 3, 2015December 3, 20151

Today’s guest, Wayne Federman, has been recording stand-up comedy sets in clubs across America for more than 30 years now since starting out in New …

Monty Python will appear at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival to introduce new doc plus 40th anniversary of “Holy Grail”
Movies

Monty Python will appear at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival to introduce new doc plus 40th anniversary of “Holy Grail”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 11, 2015March 11, 2015

It’ll be Christmas in April! All of the surviving members of Monty Python — John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin …

Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy documentary: From Kickstarter to Sundance to distribution deal!
Movies

Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy documentary: From Kickstarter to Sundance to distribution deal!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 23, 2015January 23, 2015

Even before its world premiere this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Pollak’s TV misery (spoiler alert!) can be pushed aside for joy and …

Chris Rock’s “Top Five,” Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater” both will premiere at 2014 TIFF
Movies

Chris Rock’s “Top Five,” Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater” both will premiere at 2014 TIFF

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 22, 2014

The Toronto International Film Festival announced its slate of world premieres, gala screenings and more this morning, and both Jon Stewart’s directorial debut as well …

Comedies at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Movies

Comedies at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 16, 2014January 17, 2014

The race for best little films that could of 2014 begins on the same day that the nominees are announced for the best films of …

Comedians and comedy movies at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Movies

Comedians and comedy movies at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 4, 2012December 4, 2012

Comedians have many opportunities to showcase their big-screen talents throughout the calendar year at film festivals around the world. We pay special attention to Sundance …

Eddie Pepitone, “The Bitter Buddha,” on measuring his own success
Movies / Video

Eddie Pepitone, “The Bitter Buddha,” on measuring his own success

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 5, 2012November 5, 2012

It’s Eddie Pepitone’s birthday today. Happy birthday, Eddie! With a new documentary out about him, The Bitter Buddha, Pepitone (photographed above by Mindy Tucker) is …

Archives

Buy Comedy Books!

Try Apple News

Subscribe to Podcast

Google PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSS
Copyright © 2023 The Comic's Comic. Powered by WordPress and Bam.