Tig Notaro, “Good One”
by Tig Notaro’s “Good One” wound up on multiple best-of lists in 2011. The CD certainly opens with a bang, as Notaro is brought onstage by …
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Showtime changes name of David Steinberg/Steve Carell documentary series to “Inside Comedy,” announces air dates
David Steinberg’s latest comedian interview show — with Steve Carell on-board with him as a fellow executive producer — has a new name, Inside Comedy, …
Sarah Silverman explains motives for her “Live from N*****head” show in Austin on Nov. 1
In case you missed it Friday night, and of course you did, because why would you be at home on a Friday night watching MSNBC, …
Melissa Villasenor’s semifinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2011
Of the 24 acts still competing in the 2011 season of America’s Got Talent, there remains only one comedian, and she is Melissa Villasenor. Villasenor …
Behind-the-scenes trailer for season three of HBO’s “Bored to Death”
Friends of The Comic’s Comic Zach Galifianakis, Jonathan Ames and the gang have filmed season three of Ames’ HBO comedy, Bored to Death, and here’s …
NBC commits to put Sarah Silverman pilot on the air
It’s not even the start of the fall 2011 TV season, and already the networks have been busy buying pitches and signing up talent to …
Initial slate of headliners unveiled for 2011 New York Comedy Festival
A lot of big names in comedy familiar to past editions of the New York Comedy Festival will be returning to headline the 2011 edition …
Nostalgia tripping: Sarah Silverman’s friends; early Jim Carrey stand-up
If you want to attain a more natural high, just go back in time and remember when you and your favorite comedians were younger, back …
The Return of Pilot Season
So here it is, my friends. Pilot Season is back where audiences can actually relive the magic of the mockumentary that looked at how various …
My Damn Channel to revive “Pilot Season”
Say the word "Trio" and you'll think of many things (but probably not about the short-lived cable network), which is why when I tell you …