The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Eddie Izzard’s “Force Majeure” global tour kicked off the first of five nights in New York City on Tuesday, with Izzard performing in French, German, Spanish, gibberish and plenty of plain English over the course of two hours. Izzard has taken his stream-of-silly-consciousness stand-up act all over the world, and …
Is former wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura a potential presidential candidate in 2016? Isn’t anyone at this point over the age of 35 who is an American citizen? Well, yes on both counts. But before you start your own conspiracy theories, hear me out. Or, rather, hear out James …
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 all sizes from 2013. Such is the circle of life for cinema. So just as Academy Award nominations get handed out and congratulatory phone calls …
It’s not HBO, it’s IFC. That’s the great news for Garfunkel & Oates, the musical-comedy duo of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci, who now have a 10-episode series order from IFC. The series will debut in 2014. “We are huge fans of Riki and Kate; their humor is fresh and …
In case you missed it, last night’s episode of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim featured comedian James Adomian performing several impersonations onstage all at the same time. Here he was, and is, and ever shall be, remembered together as Louis C.K., Rihanna, Madonna, Kate Upton and Freddie Mercury. Roll the …
Hey, comedy fans! John Oliver isn’t only taking over the reins of The Daily Show this summer while Jon Stewart is making movies, but Oliver also is hosting a fourth season of his Comedy Central showcase series, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show. It’ll tape episodes June 3-5, 2013, at …
If you’ve never imagined Marc Maron in a Star Trek parody, then here’s your chance to do so, with an added twist: That’s comedian James Adomian as Maron in “Maron in Space,” a new webseries from Funny or Die and IFC just in time to promote Maron’s new IFC’s series, …
James Adomian is a master of impersonations, particularly of comedians. Included in his arsenal of voices, however, was one person that you might not have known much about, unless you were a Californian. Huell Howser, the longtime host of PBS series California’s Gold via Los Angeles station KCET-TV, died Sunday …
Anyone who thought that Andy Kindler’s annual State of the Industry speech at Montreal’s Just For Laughs had become predictable or stale over the past two decades obviously didn’t see and hear Kindler on Friday afternoon. A resurgent Kindler — buoyed by a pitch-perfect impersonation of him by James Adomian …
Did you watch the debut of Money From Strangers on MTV last week? Did you miss it? Either way, you can catch up with the latest, greatest, hidden-camera comedy show as host Jeff Dye takes us behind the scenes of the premiere and gives you insight before the next episodes …
