The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The 58th annual Grammy Awards announced the full slate of nominations this morning, and somewhere Nikki Cox is telling her husband told you so. Cox wrote Jay Mohr’s latest stand-up special, Happy. And A Lot. Which is up for Comedy Album of the Year. I’ve written plenty about the Grammys …
Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the many varied comedy podcasts Flinn listened to or attended live tapings of during the previous week. Enjoy! MOHR STORIES (232: Dave Attell) In August 2001, Insomniac …
Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the many varied comedy podcasts Flinn listened to or attended live tapings of during the previous week. Enjoy! THE GREG PROOPS FILM CLUB (Wonder Boys) *LIVE* …
Can game shows conform to the rules of the road online? A new series, Money Where Your Mouth Is, debuted this week on Hulu, hosted by Jay Mohr and sponsored by Campbell’s Chunky soup. It’s only 15 minutes long. And since it’s Hulu, you will see the ads. The format …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Craiggers?! Is Craig Kilborn really coming back to TV after all of these years? Kilborn, the original host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show (before Jon Stewart) and CBS’ Late Late Show (before Craig Ferguson) has shot a talk-show pilot for CNN. Jay Mohr …
We're knee deep in November sweeps for the TV industry, so a good time to resume The Comic's Comic's ongoing series of new sitcom reviews from the fall 2008 season. Next up: Gary Unmarried. Sitcom: Gary Unmarried (CBS) 8:30 p.m. ET/PT WednesdaysPremise: Show originally titled Project Gary centers on Gary …
A columnist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune weighed in today on the reality behind "reality" TV show Last Comic Standing, which begins its sixth season on May 22. That’s right. The sixth season. A little late for a journalist to get around to figuring out what’s really going on with …
