CD review: Patrice O’Neal, “Mr. P”
by Patrice O’Neal’s posthumous stand-up comedy CD, Mr. P, is a worthy successor to his brilliant 2011 CD/DVD, Elephant in the Room. Not that Patrice would …
Tag: Patrice Oneal
DVD review: Patrice Oneal, “Elephant in the Room”
Patrice O’Neal embodied and espoused brutal honesty. And in his first, and regrettably only full special released during his lifetime, Oneal addressed the “Elephant in the …
RIP Patrice Oneal, 1969-2011
Patrice Oneal, who suffered a stroke in October, has died. He was 41. Oneal was one of the funniest comedians anyone has known in recent …
Patrice O’Neal, 41, suffers stroke: status unknown
In a just world, the Comedy Gods weed out the no-talent hacks and leave the true voices to prosper. Alas, alack, we do not always …
Sorry, Charlie: Highlights from the Comedy Central #SheenRoast
Comedy Central really wants you to interact with its Roast of Charlie Sheen tonight, so much so that it has constructed a customized online dashboard …
Premium Blend on Hulu: When they were younger
This is pretty much for my American readers (and those of you outside the States who have figured out how to watch clips on Hulu.com). …
Montreal 2008: News, notes, highlights, quotes
It’s time for one last look around the 2008 Montreal Just For Laughs festival, which Variety reports raked in $10 million (which is about the …
Montreal 2008: Flying Solo reviews
After running around the city on Wednesday night, I decided to make my Thursday much easier to digest by camping out at Theatre Ste-Catherine for …
HBO gets “Down and Dirty with Jim Norton” this fall
This is an early review! HBO just taped four episodes of a new stand-up showcase, Down and Dirty with Jim Norton. It’ll air this fall …
Montreal rolls out initial fest schedule; final auditions for New Faces this weekend
The folks at Just For Laughs announced part of its 2008 slate for Montreal yesterday (proving once again, that a blogger cannot take a day …