TBS, Just For Laughs, Chicago and Vegas
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Tag: The Comedy Festival (Las Vegas)
Meet Will Franken
When I first saw Will Franken perform last fall, the best I could come up with on my Daily News blog was this description: "manic …
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Just finished watching my advance copy of Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, which debuts tonight at 8 p.m. on HBO (re-airing several Tuesday, Friday …
Lingering thoughts from Las Vegas
Now that I’ve had a chance to rest and gather my thoughts, a few things still left to be said about The Comedy Festival in …
Eddie Izzard gigs Vegas, Vegas digs him
The last time many American audiences saw Eddie Izzard perform stand-up, he was wearing a dress and makeup. Ah, the life of a cross-dressing straight …
Tim Minchin’s proper American debut
After electrifying the Las Vegas audience with his extended introductory performance of "So F–king Rock," Tim Minchin said this was his first time in America. …
The 2007 Andy Kaufman Award finals
Through methods not entirely spelled out — although, really, anything associated with the late Andy Kaufman should go without any easy explanations — eight comedians …
Chris Rock, at the TCF
I had the chance to watch Chris Rock try out new material twice in recent months in the intimate environment of the Comedy Cellar in …
Jerry Seinfeld, at the TCF
If people were tired of seeing Jerry Seinfeld seemingly everywhere this month, it didn’t show Friday night for either him or the 4,000 cheering fans …
Unprotected Sketch! at the TCF
Could relatively unknown sketch comedy groups compete with national headlining comics for eyeballs, attention and laughs at The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas? That was …