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It appears Super Deluxe wants us to see what happens to Todd Barry’s prostitute character in the cliff-hanger comedy series that is Sexus. In addition to this week’s new episode, the site implores us to come back Sept. 3 for the next NSFW episode. Such range, Mr. Barry. Such range! …
Why is Todd Barry prowling around in a towel in a hotel room as a prostitute? Why are you asking me these questions? You should ask the folks at Super Deluxe why we had to wait until now to enjoy this NSFW new classic. This is the third episode in …
Jon Benjamin showed this video at last Friday’s last "Greg Johnson & Larry Murphy" show at Rififi, and it debuted online overnight. Too soon? Regardless, just watching Todd Barry and Larry Murphy in this shirt is humor enough…but is that stunt hair? Enjoy!
Almost missed this entirely somehow…but tonight, as in an hour from now, doors open at 7 p.m. at the Knitting Factory in NYC, there’s a comedy benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society featuring Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, Leo Allen, John Mulaney, Max Silvestri, Seth Herzog, Andy Blitz, Daniel Dratch, …
AltCom fest organizer Brian Joyce paced backstage at the Somerville Theater minutes before the scheduled 8 p.m. showtime and tried to pump up his performers. "It’s a healthy crowd," he told the comedians. "There’s not a stretch of empty seats downstairs." Eugene Mirman couldn’t help but laugh right away, telling …
Back in the day (that’s a term, loosely translated, meaning before you were born), magazines such as the National Lampoon engaged in a practice commonly known as lampooning, sometimes so much so that these lampooners would produce and publish an entire spoof of another news publication. Tony Hendra, who once …
Todd Barry conducted a phone interview with The Onion, then got to read the results and add his own comments. Example, please? This one’s for you, Todd. AVC: You consider anything fair game for comedy, but what wouldn’t you put in your act? TB: There are certain things that are …
Todd Barry’s new CD, From Heaven, is now available in stores and online. Here’s my review, with a link to buying it via Amazon.com. If you prefer iTunes, click this button!
MySpace asked Todd Barry 10 questions. He gave them 10 answers. This is all to help promote his new CD, which you can find out about and buy after reading my review of From Heaven. You can catch his stand-up live this weekend at the Arlington Drafthouse in Arlington, Va., …
Todd Barry, last seen filling in on drums for Yo La Tengo on night two of the three-night Invite Them Up finale at Rififi, will perform on Conan tonight. Thanks for uploading your photo on Flickr, Marianne Ways, even though you told me last night you’d wait! (insert 🙂 here) …