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Big Time in Hollywood, FL, or the increasingly poor decisions of millennials
by Comedy Central has been on a hot streak of late. The cable channel has led the resurgence of sketch comedy on TV — launching Key …
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IFC’s special guests for the second half of season 3: Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman
IFC’s talk show with the most liberal interpretations of talk and show — Comedy Bang! Bang! with host Scott Aukerman and musical cohort Reggie Watts — returns Oct. 17 for the …
First impressions, New Faces Characters at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2014
I’ve been writing so much about members of The Reckoning, that I should have reckoned that another of the iO West’s improv collective would be …
In Their Own Words: Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh on writing “The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual”
After several years in the planning, talking and writing, the co-founding leaders of the Upright Citizens Brigade finally accomplished the publishing stage of their effort …
Wyatt Cenac on playing Kanye’s Cousin (KC) in Kanye West’s ambitious yet failed HBO comedy pilot
We’re riding along with Kanye West in his Escalade. West is playing a barely fictional version of himself. Comedians sit next to him and behind …
NYC stand-ups, UCB theaters try to find a compromise
If you’ve been following the discussion regarding stand-up comedians, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters in New York City, and the issue of whether a comedy …
Review: Matt Besser, “The 6 Most Important Sets in the History of Standup”
by Who would you include in an exhaustive list of the most iconic stand-up comics and performances? Surely greats like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Bill …
The economics of the UCB, indie rooms and stand-up comedy: Adding it all up
When the Upright Citizens Brigade’s East Village theater celebrated its grand opening in November 2011, major print and broadcast media outlets showed up to interview …
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Josh Rabinowitz tapped as Apple Genius in new Mac ad campaign
One of Montreal’s New Faces of comedy from the 2012 Just For Laughs festival found success even before leaving the festival last weekend. Josh Rabinowitz …
The 14th Del Close Marathon: Now with more TV starpower
Gil Ozeri stared down Adam Pally for a few seconds that seemed to stop time. Then Ozeri bum-rushed Pally and tackled him onstage. That a …