Showtime hits the road this summer with Tig Notaro for fan-picked stand-up tour, documentary
by Tig Notaro is hitting the road this summer for a very special stand-up comedy tour. Just how special? “Showtime is going to be filming my …
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Comedy Headlines for 06/07/13
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Joan Rivers turns 80 on June 8, and she and her daughter Mellissa will be part of …
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A look back at Richard Pryor: “Omit the Logic”
Ask most comedians today who they love and loved watching perform, and Richard Pryor’s name is more likely than not to make the cut as …
Comedy Headlines for 11/16/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Comedy Central has renewed The Burn with Jeffrey Ross for a six-episode second season, coming back on Jan. …
From The Lovemaster to my three sons: Craig Shoemaker on developing a case of “Daditude”
For many years, Craig Shoemaker proved that pervy was funny. Or at least sounding pervy could be very funny. His vocal impersonations of “The Lovemaster” …
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Comedy Headlines for 11/9/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… More NYC and Tri-State area comedy shows lining up to raise money to help victims of post-tropical storm …
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Pauly Shore gets political for a change, in “Pauly-Tics”
Pauly Shore has long since popped “The Weasel.” And Shore is not dead, either — that was merely a ploy to attract viewers to his …
Comedy Headlines for 10/24/12
What’s happening in the comedy world right now… NBC has ordered five additional scripts of Guys With Kids. That makes the network’s new fall sitcom …
Comedy Headlines for 10/18/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Showtime has ordered a second stand-up comedy special from Larry Wilmore (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent) …
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Henry Phillips on adapting “Punching The Clown” into a Showtime series
While Mike Birbiglia enjoys a successful launch of his semi-autobiographical film, Sleepwalk With Me, Birbiglia’s friend, Henry Phillips (who appears in Sleepwalk) is finding continued …