Episode #130: 2016 Comedy MVPs with Jason Zinoman of the New York Times
by Jason Zinoman is the comedy critic for The New York Times, and has written a new book about David Letterman which will come out April …
Tag: Tig Notaro
Here are your comedians nominated for 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017
Amy Schumer scored big with Grammy nominations in two categories this morning — not only for Best Comedy Album for the audio version of her …
Your guide to the 2016 New York Comedy Festival
Everybody loves a comedy festival. And in this year of 2016, it doesn’t just feel as though every city has its own comedy festival, because …
2016 New York Comedy Festival headlined by Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Dane Cook, Trevor Noah, Tig Notaro, Tim Minchin
The New York Comedy Festival unveiled its list of headlining acts for 2016, including Tracy Morgan, Marc Maron and Tig Notaro, all performing at Carnegie …
Toronto’s JFL42 2016 includes Jim Gaffigan, Tig Notaro, Trevor Noah, Jim Jefferies, Roseanne Barr, Anthony Jeselnik, Demetri Martin and Chris D’Elia
Just For Laughs has announced the lineup for its fifth annual edition of JFL42, a 42-show headliner stand-up comedy festival held at the end of September …
Facing Addiction: Maureen Wittels’s letter for her late son, Harris
Harris Wittels died a year ago today. The comedian and writer was only 30. He’s one of far too many victims of addiction to drugs …
Robert Klein documentary joins vibrant meta comedy film slate at SXSW 2016
South By Southwest has filled out its 2016 feature film slate for SXSW, and a Robert Klein documentary directed by Klein himself will round out …
Episode #48: 2015 Comedy MVPs with Jason Zinoman of the New York Times
New York Times critic Jason Zinoman joined me for a special year in review of 2015. Instead of just glossing over the headlines like most …
TV / Web series
Amazon orders Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi” and two other new comedies, renews “Red Oaks”
Christmas came early to the latest batch of pilot contenders for Amazon Studios, as the retail giant that’s now an award-winning competitor to the other …
Bentzen Ball 2015 ends with a surprise guest from curator Tig Notaro
The Bentzen Ball, an annual comedy festival curated by Tig Notaro and presented by Brightest Young Things since 2009, was an unequivocal smash hit this …