The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Lance Bangs has become today’s go-to director for comedians filming their stand-up specials, road shows, showcases and documentaries. His credits since 2013 alone include directing Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Chelsea Peretti, Jen Kirkman, Kyle Kinane, John Hodgman and Bridget Everett. He followed Todd Barry on his Crowd Work Tour, hopped …
Viceland debuts as a cable channel on Leap Day 2016. A few nights later, the new TV network will premiere FLOPHOUSE, a documentary series directed by Lance Bangs that drops in on houses across America that serve as underground comedy communes for stand-ups. Each episode will revolve around one such house …
Chris Wade produced this video piece for Slate on four of the people he thinks you should know in comedy who you may not always see in front of the camera. Who’d he pick out? Jonathan Krisel, writer/producer/director on such projects as IFC’s Portlandia, Comedy Central’s Kroll Show, SNL digital …
Any comedian can claim a personal association with Louis C.K., and if you’re connected to any New York City stand-up on Facebook these days, then you’ve likely already read a knowing (and winking) status update or two hundred. They all want what Todd Barry has. An actual connection to Louis …
For far too many stand-up comedians, crowd work is a crutch to lean against when you don’t have material. For far too many audience members, crowd work means a fear that a stand-up comedian will make fun of you. But it’s something special when Todd Barry does it. You’ll find …
