The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In this week’s episode of Portlandia (season 6, episode 7), Fred and Carrie buy tickets to a Louis CK show in Portland, only to have CK cancel last-minute. Things take a turn when they run into him the next day, still in Portland, and force their way into one of …
Louis CK has won his second Grammy Award for Comedy Album of the Year, taking home the trophy tonight for “Live at Madison Square Garden.” He previously won the Grammy in 2012 for “Hilarious.” Live at Madison Square Garden came out of CK’s three sold-out shows last year in New …
Wondering what all the fuss is about regarding Louis CK’s new project, Horace and Pete? Here’s an explanation from the comedian and creator himself: Hello friend guy lady or other, Some of you are aware that, last Saturday, I launched a new series on my site louisck.net called “Horace and Pete”. …
The things you clicked on more than anything else I posted in 2015. Without further ado… 1. Yearbook photos for Louis CK and Matt LeBlanc (as depicted in junior high and high school in Newton, Mass., where they were classmates!), which make any day a great TBT and a chance …
New York Times critic Jason Zinoman joined me for a special year in review of 2015. Instead of just glossing over the headlines like most year-end retrospectives, Jason and I debated what it means to be the comedian of the year and who deserves to be considered in that discussion …
You can look back on a calendar year from many different perspectives and points of entry. Your memories flash in front of you. And then a website comes and calculates how other people viewed your year for you. Or one slice of your view. Such is 2015bestnine.com, which takes an …
Christmas came early to the latest batch of pilot contenders for Amazon Studios, as the retail giant that’s now an award-winning competitor to the other streaming, cable and broadcast TV networks has ordered three new comedies, including Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi, and also renewed rookie 1980s throwback comedy Red Oaks. …
The Screen Actors Guild announced its nominees for work done in 2015, and an early congratulations to Sarah Silverman for her stand-out dramatic performance in I Smile Back, where she’s nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Also impressive to see Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central …
The 58th annual Grammy Awards announced the full slate of nominations this morning, and somewhere Nikki Cox is telling her husband told you so. Cox wrote Jay Mohr’s latest stand-up special, Happy. And A Lot. Which is up for Comedy Album of the Year. I’ve written plenty about the Grammys …
Sebastian Maniscalco joked on Facebook last week that he should move to New York City in 2016 because he’s already sold enough tickets for six shows at the Beacon Theatre, and they aren’t even happening until May. Meanwhile, Jerry Seinfeld just announced an actual residency for 2016 at the Beacon, …
