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Joe DeRosa moved out to Los Angeles to work as a writer on The Pete Holmes Show, and on Thursday night’s program, he appeared once more onscreen — but this time in his capacity as a stand-up. Living and working in Hollywood has really changed DeRosa. Not really. But really, …
Dave Attell gives back to some of his fellow comedy veterans, and in a very real way has given back to military veterans and their families, through filming his new stand-up showcase series, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, which debuts at 1 a.m. Sunday on Comedy Central following the premiere of …
Happy Valentine’s Day! “We should break up.” No. “We Should Break Up.” That’s the webseries from Nikki Glaser and Joe DeRosa for Official Comedy that takes what once was a real-life relationship between the two stand-up comedians (wait, really?) and mines it for comedy gold. For you. On Valentine’s Day. …
Comedy Central is continuing with its new series of half-hour stand-up comedy showcases, called The Half Hour (previously known as Comedy Central Presents). They’ll tape in Boston, as they did last year, at Royale, from Feb. 26 through March 1, 2013. Air dates to be determined later in 2013. Stay tuned …
A couple of years ago, comedians Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa grew tired of waiting for the phone to ring with news of their next big break. They decided to take matters into their own hands. And after a spirited discussion, Kelly said to the other two: “This …
In case you missed last night’s episode of Louie, or even if you did watch it, a funny highlight put Louis CK into a writer’s room with a bunch of comedians hired to punch up a weak screenplay in the weeks before production. And our titular comedian/auteur/filmmaker cast a wide …
The first time I ever saw Joe DeRosa, he was opening for Dave Chappelle in an arena packed with 8,000 fans who had no idea who DeRosa was. He came out strong and agressively won them over. But this Philadelphia-area native didn't have to worry so much when taping his …
Bill Burr got introduced to the stage last night at Carolines as "one of the top five comics working today," and even though Burr bristled at that notion, he did nothing to dispel it over the course of the next hour. Thirteen months ago, Burr taped his DVD (and Comedy …
Free tickets are available to this year’s Comedy Central Presents tapings in New York City, taping shows in pairs from Aug. 24-29, 2008 at the Hudson Theater. I believe Bo Burnham is setting a land-speed record by getting a half-hour TV special before he enrolls in college at NYU and …
Even though they’re taping from Aug. 25-29, the next round of Comedy Central Presents half-hour stand-up specials likely won’t air until 2009, if past precedents hold. That said, you can sign up now for info on free tickets to the tapings at the Hudson Theater just off Times Square in …
