Watch Laughing Matters: The Funny Business of Being Sad
by Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake just put out a moving half-hour documentary via Funny or Die that’s worth watching whether you’re a comedian, know a comedian, or …
Tag: Sara Benincasa
Writing what they know: The art of the comedy book, and the booming collection of comedian memoirs
Why are there so many more books by comedians about their lives as comedians than seemingly ever before? Perhaps it’s another sign of boom times. …
My Pod Week: Week ending 5/18/14
by Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the …
Margaret Cho is “Gettin’ Wet” with Sara Benincasa
Sara Benincasa used to have a chat show called "Tub Talk." Well, Benincasa is back in batheland, and in her new show, "Gettin' Wet," she …
Comedy nominees for 2009 Webby Awards
The Webby Awards have announced their 2009 nominees in as many categories as they can get people to pay $295 to get considered for honors, …
LiveTweeting the Oscars
Has livetweeting replaced liveblogging as the way to share the experience of watching TV events? If you have no idea what the words in that …
Best of the Sarah Palin impersonations
With all of the hullabaloo about Tina Fey hobnobbing with the object of her mockery, Sarah Palin, on Saturday Night Live, I wonder if the …
New Yorker Festival video, recaps and a new comedy blog
Not to be undone by New York mag’s fete, and actually even before that and bigger, the New Yorker did it up earlier this month …
Gov. (and VP nominee) Sarah Palin’s vlogs
What do Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin from Alaska and New York City comedian Sara Benincasa have in common? Well, since the former’s 17-year-old …
Gossip Girl’s alternate killer ending
Gossip Girl‘s second season starts Sept. 1, so everybody get your xoxo’s ready! Of course, if you live in New York City, you cannot go …