The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival
by Eugene Mirman has announced the planned lineups for his crazy-yet-true-because-it-is-Eugene-after-all comedy festival named for him, taking place Sept. 25-28 in Brooklyn. Mirman pretty much has …
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Rififi: This is the end, the end my friends, the end
Why would anyone mourn a venue that’s essentially a dive bar with inconsistent air conditioning, horribly horrible bathrooms, a movie screen that had a massive …
Big benefit comedy show tonight in NYC
Almost missed this entirely somehow…but tonight, as in an hour from now, doors open at 7 p.m. at the Knitting Factory in NYC, there’s a …
Reviews from Bonnaroo
I didn’t make it Bonnaroo this weekend, but thousands of other music and comedy fans did. And more than a few of them already have …
Inside The Wizard’s Lounge
If you’re reading this, it’s a Sunday morning, and probably not the time you’re thinking about seeing a comedy show. Unless you have kids. And …
Bishop and Douch, live and unrehearsed?
When I met the UK duo Bishop and Douch (rhymes with couch, not the other word) in New York City on Wednesday night, they seemed …
Watching the Oscars at Comix
The Academy Awards happened last night and much comedy ensued. Or not exactly. But Kambri Crews was nice enough to throw a viewing party at …
Behind the CCP: Leo Allen
Leo Allen taped his Comedy Central Presents special with the same NYC audience as Eugene Mirman (CCP taped in groups of two, two groups each …
Emo Philips: Comedy Genius
In my 36 years on the planet Earth, not to mention my many years inhabiting other celestial bodies and spirits, I’ve seen plenty of great …
Notes from the Del Close Marathon
What happens when you look over your handwritten notes a year later? Let’s find out as we jog our memories on the 2007 Del Close …