The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Harrison Greenbaum started out as a magician, but as he told us on Tuesday’s Conan, it takes more than magic to survive seven lightning strikes over one man’s lifetime. What are the odds? About the same as winning a game of Tetris. Or taking a one-way trip to Mars. Roll …
Harrison Greenbaum only got to tell one joke for the Judges Cut round of America’s Got Talent, but it was a pretty funny joke, wondering what it must feel like to have the world record for lightning strikes by a human. Nevertheless, the judges didn’t pass Greenbaum through to the …
Harrison Greenbaum told the America’s Got Talent judges before his audition that this was his “make or break moment.” And then the comedian, who actually began his career as a magician, launched into a bit about coming out as a stand-up to his parents, and how they and everyone else …
We’ve reached the semifinal stages of Last Comic Standing, which means we have only a couple of hours to get the field of stand-up comedians narrowed down from 41 to our 10 finalists for Season 9. Actually, we only have this hour to cut 15 from 20 to make up …
“It’s the rip-roaring conclusion of the Invitationals.” Slow down, voiceover man. “So quit your incessant yapping…” You said it! Now stop saying it! Quit your yapping and let’s hear some joke-telling! But not before we hear that primal yelp from Roseanne Barr, one of our judges on Last Comic Standing. Here’s …
Last Comic Standing returns for the start of season 9 tonight on NBC, and The Comic’s Comic already has told you who to keep your eyes peeled for among the Top 100 stand-up comedians invited to perform and compete this summer. So now’s the time to get excited. Excite yourself …
Above (left to right): Andy Kaufman Award winners Harrison Greenbaum (2010), Harry Terjanian (2013), Michael Kaufman, Marcus Monroe (2012), Nick Vatterott (2011). You may have heard about the 2013 Andy Kaufman Awards. Mostly you heard, saw and read about a young woman walking onstage and introducing herself to Michael Kaufman, …
Not all contest preliminary groups in the Boston Comedy Festival are created alike. That's the first thing that has to be said for prelims 3-4 last night. In the late show, you could make a case for at least eight of the 12 comedians to make it through to the …
