“Why We Laugh: Funny Women,” narrated and executive produced by Joan Rivers
by In 2012, after her acclaimed documentary had wowed film festivals and she surged back into our consciousness even more with a “win” on NBC’s Celebrity …
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Chris Hardwick’s “Talking Bread” chat with Andy Daly, Tig Notaro, via Team Coco
Here is the Talking Dead spoof you didn’t know you kneaded. Ahem. It’s “Talking Bread,” with your host Chris Hardwick, well, talking bread with guests …
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Amy Schumer, Bill Cosby to play Carnegie Hall for 2014 New York Comedy Festival
Amy Schumer will play Carnegie Hall this November! Bill Cosby, too! They’re among the headliners announced today for this fall’s 11th annual New York Comedy …
My Pod Week: Week ending 7/27/14
by Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the …
Comedy wins none of the 2014 Billboard Music Awards but all of the focus of this week’s magazine issue
You probably heard about, if you didn’t also already see, the hologram of the late Michael Jackson performing at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, televised …
Tig Notaro on Conan in Dallas
Team Coco brought out the big guns for night one in Dallas, with favored stand-up comedian Tig Notaro gracing the big theater stage for Monday’s …
Todd Barry’s “The Crowd Work Tour” filmed as special to be released by Louis C.K.
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, …
Comedians nominated for the 56th annual Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards have a longstanding reputation for being terminally unhip, and then trying to right that by swinging to the other extreme and rewarding …
Watch Sarah Silverman’s unaired pilot, “Susan 313,” which NBC didn’t pick up in 2012
When TV networks sign a “put pilot” deal, the suits are essentially telling the talent that they’ll put their pilot on TV, and if not, …
Check out the Humble Comedy Bundle: Buy seven great stand-up sets, give the $ to charity!
If you want to buy some solid stand-up comedy from the past couple of years, and have your purchases go to good causes, perhaps you …