Dan Levy hosting “Coming To The Stage,” new stand-up showcase for Comedy Dynamics
Stand-up showcases aren’t just for cable TV anymore. A new series from Comedy Dynamics,...
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Tag: Matt McCarthy
A message from Pete Holmes on the cancellation of The Pete Holmes Show on TBS
TBS announced today that it would not be renewing The Pete Holmes Show for a third cycle — a...
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TBS offers a “Sneak Pete” at The Pete Holmes Show
If you tuned in last night to Conan’s special Breaking Bad episode, then perhaps you noticed...
Read MoreComix’s Live on Tape, er, CD, er iTunes experiment
Most comedy clubs take pride in having a stand-up decide to record his or her latest CD/DVD special at their establishments. Besides being listed in the liner notes, the club also can use this as a bragging point to attract both...
Read MoreFront Page Films Doritos ad played in Super Bowl pre-game
For anyone wondering how Oren Brimer, Pete Holmes and Matt McCarthy did in that Doritos contest…their ad (which also features Glennis McMurray and Jay Bois) aired on the TV everywhere people watch the NBC television...
Read MoreHow many comedians can you identify in MAD magazine’s new animated spread?
Thanks to CC Insider for posting this earlier today, but why no IDs to share the love with all of the comedians pictured here with fake funny names? I can safely identify six of the stand-up comedians done up in cartoons for the...
Read MoreCan Front Page Films “Crash the Super Bowl”?
Front Page Films, aka filmmaker Oren Brimer and comedians Matt McCarthy and Pete Holmes, have cracked the final five for Doritos open call contest for a Super Bowl commercial. Their ad, "New Flavor Pitch," also...
Read MoreIs it Pete Holmes day yet?
Plenty of good new material we can laugh with and learn about Pete Holmes today. There's a new interview up on Buzzine, and here is an excerpt that illustrates just how unique his performances can be since he tends to...
Read MoreWhat Would You Do For A Klondike Bar? (Video)
What would you do for a Klondike bar? It’s a longtime popular radio/TV commercial jingle turned contest, in which you can make a video showing what you’d do and win $100,000 for it. Here’s the entry by Front...
Read MoreLive at Gotham: Matt McCarthy
A year ago, Matt McCarthy was debuting industry-wise as a New Face in Montreal. These days, you can catch McCarthy literally tearing into a box of cereal in a nationwide TV commercial for breakfast at McDonald’s. As a...
Read MoreLive at Gotham: TJ Miller
You know Variety just named TJ Miller as one of its 10 comics to watch in 2008, and then I referenced a joke Miller has about ketchup bottles? Well, you are in luck, my fine readers, because Miller is featured on tonight’s...
Read MorePurim Party opens 92YTribeca
Sorry for not spotting this video sooner (via Gothamist, Dead-Frog), but let’s take a look at this, shall we? This movie trailer spoof promotes the Purim Party this coming Saturday, March 22, that’ll help open the...
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