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Are women funny? Are you funny? That’s a fairer, more legitimate question. In a new documentary by stand-up comedian Bonnie McFarlane, shot with her husband, comedian Rich Vos, Women Aren’t Funny wisely takes a humorous approach to the topic. “It seems so obvious to me that women are funny, that to …
Bonnie McFarlane and Rich Vos are wife and husband, both of them stand-up comedians. In their new documentary directed by McFarlane and shot by Vos, Women Aren’t Funny, they interview comedians, club owners, talent bookers and writers about the topic that never seems to let up against women in comedy. Here’s …
A couple of years ago, comedians Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa grew tired of waiting for the phone to ring with news of their next big break. They decided to take matters into their own hands. And after a spirited discussion, Kelly said to the other two: “This …
ABC News has its own version of Candid Camera called What Would You Do?, hosted by John Quiñones. The series asks: “How would you respond when you’re thrust into real-life ethical scenarios?” It asks this question literally on the show’s online home page with a quiz. On TV, they hire …
Screenvision has produced a series of seven live stand-up comedy films from Broadway Comedy Club in NYC that will appear on movie screens nationwide beginning May 4. Here's the trailer: OK. So host Caroline Rhea tells you to enjoy stand-up comedy "without the two-drink minimum" by watching stand-ups filmed in …
So, while in Montreal, I completely forgot to set my DVR to record last Friday’s edition of Live at Gotham. Sorry! So I, like you, must make do with Internet videos. Here are two routines from Chelsea Peretti that she performed as part of the New Faces in Montreal at …
Almost there…almost there…stay on target…stay on target. We have put 49 hours of continuous stand-up comedy in the books here at Comic Strip Live, leaving one final hour to reach the finish and a potential Guinness World Record. Christian Finnegan has already performed, and the rest of this finale bill …
Less than one week before a new crop of comedians get to add a Comedy Central TV credit to their bios as Live At Gotham tapes next week at Gotham Comedy Club. I’ll have more info on who’s performing when later. For now, though, I can tell you who’ll be …
Though they taped their half-hour specials on different nights in August, Comedy Central just couldn’t keep the married-with-child comedy sweethearts (if anything but sweet onstage) of Bonnie McFarlane and Rich Vos apart on the night after Valentine’s Day. And so it is that their Comedy Central Presents will make two …
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 …
