The Definitive Guide to Comedy
It only seems like there are a million other shows happening in Edinburgh each August. In fact, this month, the Ed Fringe is only hosting 3,781 different shows. Of those, only about show up in the filtered results for comedy from the United States. So if you’re looking for an …
When Robin Williams visited Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night, Kimmel was impressed not only just to have Williams on as a guest — it made him feel like he’s actually hosting a TV talk show — but also because he’d heard that Williams performed improvisational comedy with “the kids” …
“It used to be the comics decided what they said, not the comic-book stores decided what they said!” — Neil Hamburger, adapting his decidedly “anti-comedy” set to the rules of “Set List,” the show that asks comedians to improvise stand-up based on what displays on screens behind them in front …
Another August, another onslaught of comedians converged upon Edinburgh, all vying for the attention of Scots and the comedy fans who come there each summer for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. And here is this year’s crop of North American acts making hey, hay and ha-has across the pond: Abigoliah Schamuan: …
Set List is an American creation that first scored a TV deal across the pond, but is finally finding its way back home with a webseries version that you can enjoy wherever you have Internet access. Episode highlights of the live shows began appearing earlier this week on the Nerdist …
After a solid year-plus of experimentation on both sides of the pond, the improvised stand-up show, Set List: Comedy Without a Net, is getting a chance to wow TV viewers with a 14-episode order from Britain’s Sky Atlantic HD. The series begins taping July 4 in London, with additional tapings …
