The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Yeah, I’m confused too, now. No longer by which Sklar is which. But why established comedians with lengthy TV credits are auditioning for America’s Got Talent. Last week, we saw former Last Comic Standing winner Josh Blue. Now here are Randy and Jason Sklar, aka the Sklar Brothers. I guess …
Please excuse the following comedians from Montreal’s Just For Laughs this week, as they’ll be too busy doing battle in Los Angeles for Season 3 of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle: Todd Barry, Pat Barker, Nicole Becannon, Matthew Broussard, Keith Carey, Kim Congdon, Alex Duong, Joe Eurell, Olivia Grace, Tony Hinchcliffe, Jerron …
Everyone Poops is a very popular children’s book. And yet. Everyone poops, and nobody wants to talk about it. Despite the long history of fart jokes, we don’t generally discuss our excretory habits, or usually even acknowledge them. A brisk, bright 68-minute documentary fronted by the Sklar Brothers gets comedians and …
There’s a fine line between heckling and helping, and it’s drawn via invitation. A shout from the audience? Unwarranted. No, thank you. You don’t have a microphone or a spotlight on you, nor audience members paying to see you, so please, do keep your comments to yourself. Replace those word …
Mike Epps got into trouble last week for posting a joke photo and caption on Martin Luther King Day depicting a black man with white slaves. On the other hand, Epps is about to portray the late great Richard Pryor, who broke barriers in stand-up with his brutal honesty onstage, …
A generation ago, Billy Hardwick was a professional bowler, ABC was the TV network that aired bowling to a national viewing audience, and AMF were the three big letters in bowling. In 2014, it’s Chris Hardwick’s turn down the alley and AMC is the place to see it. Yes, Chris …
