James Smith on Conan
Australian comedian James Smith made it back to the States this week to perform on Thursday...
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Nightline explores “The Economy of Comedy”
Just as ABC is refuting a report in today's New York Times that it may move Jimmy Kimmel a half-hour earlier into Nightline's spot, the late-night ABC news program just happened to devote a segment to stand-up comedy....
Read MoreMontreal 2008: Best of the Fest. Really?
Most of the industry just got to Montreal, Just for Laughs still has four nights to go, but that’s not stopping them from jump-starting and continuing to schedule a nightly showcase at Comedyworks as "Best of the...
Read MoreGreat American Comedy Festival hits Nebraska
The inaugural Great American Comedy Festival got under way last night with an amateur stand-up contest in Norfolk, Neb., hometown to the late Johnny Carson. Eddie Brill, David Letterman’s comedy guy, is coordinating the...
Read MoreLive at Gotham: James Smith
My Australian friend James Smith thinks Oprah may have tipped the scales in favor of Barack Obama, and more, tonight on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. More thoughts on the election from Smith after the jump!
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE! Behind the scenes of Live at Gotham 2008
The 2008 season of Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham debuts the Friday after Memorial Day. But why wait that long for some deep dish insider exclusive scuttlebutt? Especially when we got plenty of bits of tid to share just...
Read MoreNew year, new toy, oh boy! Take Two!!
Let’s try this again. This time, we caught up with Australian comedian James Smith, about to take the stage at the Comedy Cellar. Only Smith no longer had the long locks we’d come to know him by. What’s up with...
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