The Definitive Guide to Comedy
If you’ve seen even one episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, then you know that you have cried at least once. It’s a heartwarming series about making a difference in the lives of families who need it, and it …
You saw that title and perhaps said to yourself, "Where are they now? More like, who are they again?" That’s because it was only a few months ago that Iliza Shlesinger was winning NBC’s Last Comic Standing and Jeff Dye …
The folks at Montreal’s Just For Laughs uploaded videos last week from its 2008 collection of comedians participating in the New Faces and Masters showcases, so you can finally see what I saw this summer. Rather than bombard you with …
Who really won the sixth season of Last Comic Standing? Hint: It’s not a trick question. First off, anyone who missed the initial broadcast on NBC last week due to football can find it replayed this week on the Fox …
This is shaping up to be the screwiest finale in Last Comic Standing since the whodunit that ended season three’s "all-star" challenge round. For one thing, will anyone in the New York City area find out who won? NBC says …
Looky looky! It’s Bill Bellamy and Brit Lady (Cotton Fearne!), back together for the audience finale vote on Last Comic Standing! This doesn’t look taped at all, except I know it’s taped because finalist Jeff Dye is in Chattanooga, Tenn., …
The people at Just For Laughs in Montreal decided to recap some of their shows in video highlights, which means you can get a feel for what you saw, or what you missed. Although they don’t give all of the …
We’re down to the final 8 comedians on season six of Last Comic Standing, and already, we’re being promised a conclusion that lets us vote — plus hints that the vote moves people into "the final" — so will we …
Getting in the mood for tonight’s new episode of Last Comic Standing, let’s relive the fun of last week’s episode (especially since three of the final 10 comedians and myself were in Montreal at the time)…so, let the foolishness begin! …
It’s time for one last look around the 2008 Montreal Just For Laughs festival, which Variety reports raked in $10 million (which is about the same in Canadian as it is in U.S. dollars these days!) this July. Which means …
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