The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland are headed to Broadway. “Oh, Hello!” Indeed. The elderly Upper West Side theater-loving characters created by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have been performing as Gil and George for years, first in improv shows, then on Comedy Central’s Kroll Show, then Off-Broadway, and recently …
What’s so special about 11 p.m. Thursdays? Thursdays are the new Fridays, or Must-See TV has shifted from primetime to late-night in 2016, because both the History channel and truTV are jumping into the comedy fray with weekly ventures in the 11 p.m. hour (Eastern/Pacific) that include throwing all sorts …
Whether it was allowing Amy Schumer and friends to take over an episode of The Bachelorette last year, or seeing enough episodes of The Hotwives on Hulu, the folks at ABC’s The Bachelor have finally acknowledged that their 20 seasons of matchmaking is more farce than fantasy. On Monday night, …
In this age of “Too Much TV,” we’re also here in New York City living in the age of Too Much Tuna. Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland are peaking. Their Off-Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre has drawn rave reviews from The New York Times and other comedians, …
“Oh, Hello.” “Gil Faizon & George St Geegland are doing a live show in NYC in Dec.” So says Nick Kroll today, who with longtime comedy partner John Mulaney are mounting an off-Broadway run of their elderly characters from the Upper West Side, making the trek down to the West …
Stand-up comedians generally frown upon shows that have them performing outside and in the daylight. But Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, now in its third summer run of dates across North America, offers just that to lure aspiring comics to its second stage. Not that the mainstage, …
The third annual Funny Or Die Presents Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival 2015 will get a later start in late summer, but run through October and include Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer as its top-billed stars on all of the dates. Joining Ansari and Schumer for this go-around, a cast of …
Set your countdown clocks: The 17th Annual Del Close Marathon is a little more than a month away — now serving up improvised comedy from thousands of performers across nine stages from 4 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2015, through the end of Sunday evening, June 28. Hosted and organized by …
Each of the past couple of years has made a big impact personally and professionally on stand-up comedian Tig Notaro. And yet, somehow, it’s only April and Notaro’s already shaping up to make an even bigger splash comedically in 2015, with a stand-up special on tap with HBO, a documentary …
It’s been a big 24 hours for cable sitcom renewals, with two newcomers in particular — USA’s Playing House and truTV’s Friends of the People — earning season renewals with a little help from their friends and fans in the digital and On Demand spaces. Season 2 of Playing House …
