The Definitive Guide to Comedy
T.J. Miller’s voice was reliably heard in several TV ad campaigns over the past four years, but he’s no longer the voice of Mr. Mucus. Instead, Jason Mantzoukas voiced the newest Mucinex commercial that aired after Super Bowl LII. Roll it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GijHI1seJso
T.J. Miller‘s first HBO stand-up comedy special is very aptly-titled: Meticulously Ridiculous. It premiered Saturday night, just ahead of his penultimate episode as Erlich on HBO’s critically-acclaimed comedy, Silicon Valley. Yes, we won’t have Erlich to laugh at much longer. But the Home Box Office knew well enough to give …
In case you missed it, here’s a little bit of what went down at Comedy Central’s first-ever Colossal Clusterfest festival in San Francisco over the weekend. Courtesy of a 90-minute TV special on Comedy Central, hosted by Chris Hardwick, with highlights from network programming like Broad City, Problematic with Moshe …
Coming this February: Your chance to buy toys — neither action figures nor bobbleheads quite describe the Funko models — of the cast of HBO’s Silicon Valley! Pictured above is Richard (played by Thomas Middleditch), the creator/founder/coder of Pied Piper. The Funko Silicon Valley set also will include Erlich (TJ …
HBO’s comedy brand is offering something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue for Fall 2016, announcing new editions of Tracey Ullman’s signature sketch comedy, a revamped Def Comedy showcase series from Russell Simmons, plus stand-up hours from Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller, Pete Holmes and Jerrod Carmichael. Let’s …
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 Hall; Dane Cook, Chris D’Elia, Trevor Noah, Patton Oswalt and Tim Minchin, all at the Beacon Theater; Bill Maher at The Theater at Madison Square …
Here’s the extended 90-second version of what will become a 30-second TV spot for Shock Top debuting during Super Bowl 50 and starring T.J. Miller. Miller and the orange wedge atop a Shock Top keg handle get into it, trading roast jokes. Roll the clip!
The 2014 Andy Kaufman Award competition may have lacked the hyperbolic histrionics of a year ago that spurred a nation to wonder if Kaufman not only had faked his death but also had another daughter, but Andy’s actual daughter (45-year-old Maria Bellu-Colonna) and sister attended this year’s festivities, along with Michael …
Working the road as a stand-up comedian often entails early-morning promotions the day of or before your weekend club and theater appearances, both on local radio and TV stations. It can be fun. It can be terrible. It can be terribly fun. Especially if you want to take advantage of …
Every year, I think I know what to expect heading into Montreal’s grand poobah of comedy festivals — Just For Laughs — only to realize I still have much to learn. Here are some of the things I learned from the 2014 edition of JFL Montreal: Tuesday is the new …
