The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Lookie here, comedy fans. Maria Bamford went to Powell’s Books for her birthday, and decided to share her haul with you in her very own “haul” video. Because that’s a thing now. Roll it and find out what she’s won! Books!
It’s not easy being a woman in a male-dominated profession, and comedy is no different. Except that it certainly feels different. Because even when women in comedy are funny and try to make fun of this situation, it can go awry. Like, oh, I don’t know, take today’s offering on …
Stand-up comedian Maria Bamford is well aware of her personality quirks, and she has laid them bare for us to enjoy, from the liner notes of Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome that explains her history with unwanted thoughts, and into the 50-minute CD, which is available today from Comedy Central Records. It also …
FOX has launched a new series of promotions for the upcoming animated comedy, Sit Down, Shut Up, which debuts April 19 in the network's Sunday animation block. The promos play up the reunion of Arrested Development cast members Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, which is good for all of the …
Maria Bamford calls me en route to a gig last weekend at the Punchline in San Francisco. Don’t worry. She’s not driving during the course of this interview. That would be dangerous and illegal. Bamford couldn’t talk earlier because she was on a film set. Film set? Do tell. It’s …
This week the TV networks present their "upfront" fall programming for advertisers, and already, a few stand-up comedians know they’ll have primetime work awaiting them. Fox already has ordered the animated series "Sit Down, Shut Up," from Arrested Development’s Mitch Hurwitz, which features among its voices Maria Bamford and Nick …
Comedy Central’s annual "Stand-Up Showdown" airs today, rebroadcasting the top 20 stand-up specials as voted online by fans over the past month. It’s airing now! The full schedule/countdown…which began at 11:30 a.m. today…(with applicable taping season) 20) Loni Love (season 11) 19) Doug Benson (season 8) 18) Chelsea Handler (season …
Some comedians don’t translate so well to online sketches, while others, such as Maria Bamford, seem made for the medium. Bamford’s Super Deluxe show allows her to bring her many voices to vivid life. It might take a couple of viewings to get used to her style. Or, if you’re …
The New Faces of Comedy showcase is Montreal's version of the Best New Artist Grammy. Most of the 16 stand-ups selected for this week's showcases have several years of experience onstage, but they're new in the eyes of industry scouts, because this is the first step up the festival ladder. …
