Todd Barry’s “The Crowd Work Tour” filmed as special to be released by Louis C.K.
by For far too many stand-up comedians, crowd work is a crutch to lean against when you don’t have material. For far too many audience members, …
Tag: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart carved out a Moment of Zen just for Tim Carvell
Tim Carvell, the head writer of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, celebrated his last day on Thursday. Carvell left to join John …
Graphic of the Day: Late-night TV covers Obama climate plan ignored by Sunday morning talk shows
President Barack Obama gave a big speech last week about climate change and carbon pollution. Or as the science people who use big words like …
Comedy headlines for 11/27/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… FX has renewed Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell for a new, full 13-episode “second” season in 2013, …
Election Night 2012: Reporting LIVE from inside Comedy Central’s Indecision 2012
Election Night always has marked memorable moments in my life; none more so than the first Tuesday in November four years ago. Sure, 2008 saw …
Review: Lewis Black, “In God We Rust”
by Lewis Black hates himself. He also doesn’t think what he says is very funny. Black starts off his show letting everyone know that if they …
“24,” the presidential debate joke edition: Late-night TV writers on their quick turnarounds
The final presidential debate of the 2012 campaign ended at 11 p.m. Eastern time Monday in Boca Raton, Fla. Meanwhile, up the East Coast in …
Serious Comedy Central study finds politician’s best bet at reaching Millennials is through humor; Top 5 tips
On the same day that President Barack Obama visited The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central published the results of a comprehensive study it …
Naming of NYC street as “George Carlin Way” heads to City Council
In an effort that has taken over a year just to get this far, the petition to rename a block of New York City’s Morningside …
Modern Family, Louis CK among big comedy winners at the 2012 Emmy Awards
Hey, Louis CK! Why you got your face in your hand? Chin up! You’re a two-time Emmy winner now! Roll the clip: In other TV …