That Happened: Ari Shaffir and comedians from his “This Is Not Happening” series on Comedy Central share bonus commentary

Ari Shaffir’s “This Is Not Happening,” a storytelling webseries on Comedy Central via CC:Studios, originated as a live show at the Hollywood Improv’s side “lab” room in which stand-up comedians could share experiences from their lives that didn’t fit neatly within the confines of their stand-up sets or personas. Not …

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Yesterday, people wore shorts. Today, it's snowing. Am I in Las Vegas? Good guess, but no, this all has happened right here in Brooklyn (aka The Comic's Comic HQ). Yet another sign that up is down, down is up, and there must be news going on in comedyland. Let's catch …

Jim Tews is “The Opener”

Jim Tews is a stand-up comedian from Cleveland looking to take the next step in his career, and this online video series with HBO Labs called "The Opener" documents that process. Sort of. Not really. But it’s a funny look inside the comedy world, with episodes featuring Ian Bagg, Jen …

Video: Fung Wah Theme Song

David and Chris Walsh, brothers from Charlestown, Mass., known as, well, The Walsh Brothers, returned home last week from Los Angeles to perform at the inaugural AltCom fest. And they brought the show home early and large with this rendition of their proposed theme song for the Fung Wah bus …

Notes from AltCom, part two

The second and final night of AltCom saw a packed crowd of enthusiastic comedy fans at the Somerville Theatre on Saturday night. Certainly more of a buzz in the air. Then again, in comedy clubs across the country, 8 p.m. Saturday is considered the sweet spot for audiences, because those …

The Walsh Brothers prepare for Aspen

David and Chris Walsh, The Walsh Brothers Here is what Judi Brown-Marmel, Levity Entertainment Group partner who signed David and Chris Walsh to her management firm, had to say about the Charlestown brothers who are heading to the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen… (and this weekend, at Jimmy …

Meet the Walsh Brothers

David and Chris Walsh, pride and joy of Charlestown, Mass. David and Chris Walsh in some ways resemble the Smothers Brothers as they tell their tales.But the Walsh boys don’t play musical instruments or fling yo-yos, they often dress in T-shirts and jeans, and they’re completely over-the-top ridiculous.Which is why …