Quips and comedy awards at the 60th Primetime Emmys
by "What if I just kept talking for 12 minutes? What would happen? That was the opener." — Jeremy Piven, winning his third consecutive Emmy for …
Tag: Ricky Gervais
“Early” review: Ricky Gervais, live (HBO in November)
If last night’s show at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden is any indication, Ricky Gervais is not taking any chances with his first …
HBO: TCA news, air dates for Rock, Gervais, Down & Dirty, Little Britain
This week’s TCA (TV Critics Association) press tour saw some news come out of HBO yesterday, with several new comedy series and specials planned. To …
How did you spend your holiday weekend?
Before we get back to the comedy grindstone, let’s recap the comedy news from the Memorial Day weekend… Dane Cook flew into Las Vegas for …
Missing Ricky Gervais
So, yes, The Comic’s Comic has left the big city for more than a few days and ventured out in the world again, this time …
My year in interviews
Before I get to recapping the year in comedy, circa 2007, let’s look back at some of my more illuminating, insightful and interesting comedy interviews …
My Extras special interview with Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais welcomes me into a nondescript conference room at HBO’s Midtown Manhattan offices, looking cool and casual. Wait. I’m not writing some sort of …