The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Ryan Hamilton knows what he looks like, you guys. And as a stand-up comedian, Hamilton knows to come out swinging and takes the first shot at himself, and then some, referring to his permanent smile and how it makes him look more like a comedy club logo than an actual …
Apparently, at least 10 customers need to be in the audience to constitute an audience to keep this record bid afloat. And we’re teetering on the edge of this number at 6:15 a.m., when Ryan Hamilton takes the stage. And somehow, the few remaining audience members feel compelled "to help." …
John Oliver taped an hourlong Comedy Central special of his own two weeks ago in New York City, and despite technical glitches that interrupted both tapings (and kept the second show audience out in the cold that much longer), ’twas a rousing success. I may have mentioned that earlier today. …
Local 20-year-old Dan Boulger — let me repeat that — 20-year-old Dan Boulger took home the top prize and an estimated $7,000 as winner of the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival stand-up comedy contest! Boulger told me afterward that the only gig he has lined up so far is a date …
What do comedy contests and criticism offer to the stand-up comedian? Validation. Feedback. Two things most comics desperately desire. Or, another way to look at it: Am I funny? Why did they think I wasn’t as funny as that other comic? At the Boston Comedy Festival, the annual stand-up contest …
