Episode #348: Tig Notaro
by Tig Notaro has both survived and thrived in the decade since she first disclosed her breast cancer diagnosis to a live audience in Los Angeles …
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Team Coco Presents The Set Up
There’s a new episode of “The Set Up” from Team Coco Originals, and it’s the 12th in an ongoing series, so a great time as any to …
Comedy at the 2020 Streamy Awards
The 10th annual Streamy Awards took place remotely, obviously, thanks to 2020, with hosts Trixie and Katya on a party bus. You can watch the …
Tig Notaro debuts “Under A Rock” talk show webseries with Funny or Die
Stand-up comedian Tig Notaro apparently has been living Under A Rock. Notaro claims she doesn’t watch a lot of TV or movies, or pay attention …
Review: Tig Notaro “Happy To Be Here” on Netflix
I’ve read more than one thinkpiece (please don’t try that at home or anywhere else, for that matter) that compared Hannah Gadsby’s brilliant one-woman show, …
Amazon renews The Tick, but cancels One Mississippi, I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Amazon, in the wake of ousting its programming chief for sexual harassment and more, is moving forward without some of its better-loved female-fronted programming. Say …
Episode #187: 2017 Comedy MVPs with Jason Zinoman of the New York Times
For a third consecutive year, New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman has invited me into his home so we can tackle the year in …
Tig Notaro relieved to have Louis CK relieved of his executive producer duties on One Mississippi
It’s no secret that Louis CK helped Tig Notaro break through into the mainstream by putting out her “Live” CD on his website, then by …
Review: Punching Henry
After Henry Phillips released his semi-autobiographical movie, Punching the Clown, in 2010, Showtime expressed interest in developing a companion series. That series never came to …
Comedy Central announces first-ever Colossal Clusterfest, June 2-4, 2017 in San Francisco
Almost as if I’d just produced my annual list of comedy festivals and asked the folks at Superfly for details about their planned summer shindig …