The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Comedy Central has extended its Comics To Watch concept for a second year, picking eight up-and-coming comedians who will showcase their talents live during the New York Comedy Festival on Nov. 9, 2011, at Carolines on Broadway — with an online premiere at cc.com/standup on Nov. 11. Presented with Pandora® internet radio, …
Here is you first look at The Heart, She Holler, a new live-action series starring Patton Oswalt, Kristen Schaal and Heather Lawless, plus Kurt Braunohler and more. And by more, you’ll see that Oswalt plays multiple roles, including a caveman-boy who emerges from, well, you’ll see, a guy with an awesome …
Want to see some of the comedians who performed at the 2011 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival? I talked to them about what makes Mirman’s festival so special, and asked them to read their bios that Mirman had written for them in the festival program. Fun times. You’ll learn a fun …
If all you know about Kristen Schaal is her delightfully quirky turn as loyal fan Mel of Flight of the Conchords on the HBO sitcom, then you will want to tune in tonight as Comedy Central debuts Schaal's first half-hour special. With a medieval royal backdrop (that happens to timely …
The final three episodes of web series, Penelope: Princess of Pets, finally went online at Super Deluxe this morning. Will Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal fulfill their mission and save the world? Probably, but probably not before more wacky misadventures ensue. It’s not safe for work, but then again, would …
Some performing duos have odder interpersonal dynamics than others. Take The White Stripes. Great band, but they wanted us to think they were brother and sister, when really, they used to be married…to each other. OK. Perhaps you’ve also wondered how Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler get along offstage, too. …
It can now truly be said that Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal are global comedy stars. They were toasts of the town in Montreal last summer at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival, won the biggest award earlier this year in Melbourne, Australia, and were the only Americans nominated for …
Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler made the shortlist yesterday for the if.comedy prize (still better known as the Perriers) from the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The other nominees are Irishman David O’Doherty, Welshman Rhod Gilbert and Englishman Russell Kane, with the winner announced Saturday at midnight. But what about the …
This weekend marks the fourth annual . Plenty of videos and interviews on the festival’s online home page this week to get you excited about the shows, happening June 12-14 at the UCB Theatre. Tickets: $10 show/$40 night/$100 full pass. Here’s a video to pump you up…thanks Dirty Jean & …
Did you enjoy watching Kristen Schaal strip down to her Wonder Woman costume last night on The Daily Show? (Yes) Did you wonder if she had borrowed Seth Herzog’s WW outfit to do so? (Yes, but she didn’t, which means you can buy your own Amazonian superhero costume if you …
