The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In a digital age, what are the odds that a stand-up comedian would release a new album and keep it that way? Rory Scovel‘s new Live at Third Man Records came out over the holidays in vinyl. And only vinyl. It’s an old-school 12-inch LP record, and several times over …
When NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams announces your hiring, then you know you’ve arrived — no matter the job. Such was the case Monday night for comedian Sasheer Zamata, added to the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player. SNL is still on winter break, so Zamata …
Improv comedy fans received an early Christmas and New Year’s present when Showtime announced it’s airing a long-form comedy special with Ben Schwartz and his cast mates from the network’s House of Lies for New Year’s Eve. Schwartz executive produced the project HOUSE OF LIES LIVE!, and wrote on Monday: …
When Robin Williams visited Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night, Kimmel was impressed not only just to have Williams on as a guest — it made him feel like he’s actually hosting a TV talk show — but also because he’d heard that Williams performed improvisational comedy with “the kids” …
Need a fun little ditty about improv comedy that anyone can enjoy, whether you love improvising, hate improvisers, or hate to love loving to hate all of the above! Roll it. From Hard Left Productions, straight out of Boston. Lyrics by Robert Woo. Here are the lyrics if you want …
Improv. Say that one word in comedy circles and you’ll see a multitude of reactions. OK. Mostly likely one of three: Love. Hate. Indifference. Or maybe even something that’s along the spectrum that connects those three. Who decides to pursue a life or career in improv comedy, what are their …
New York magazine’s Vulture section recently started a series, “How To Make A Movie,” with plenty of noteworthy, well, how-to information for you filmmaking fans. On Tuesday, director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) offered five lessons to live by if you decide to include a lot of ad-libbing and improvisation …
Last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon kicked off an ambitious, weird experiment in advertising that’s both old-school #tbt-worthy, whilst also modern enough to throw in all of the social media that goes with using a hashtag and an acronym like #tbt. For four consecutive Thursday nights, Lexus is assembling …
Dan Hopper at CollegeHumor posted an amusing look at some of the clowns you may run into should you take a class in improv comedy. It’s titled “The 10 People You Meet In Every Improv Class.” Certainly these aren’t the only 10 people. Just the worst 10 people. Or are …
Here’s a short documentary for your Throwback Thursday needs, no matter what day it may be. Improv Legends has put together several minutes of interview footage with founders and early participants in The Second City improv and sketch comedy company in Chicago — including the late Bernie Sahlins and the …
