The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Tom Rhodes has been obsessed with stand-up comedy since he was 12. As a teenager in Florida in the 1980s, he performed with fake IDs to get into the comedy clubs and won a contest that allowed him to perform at 19 at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. After stops in …
Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Billy Gardell starred in the hit CBS sitcom, Mike & Molly as Officer Mike Biggs for six seasons, and you can see him still in syndication there, as well as in his other previous recurring roles on Lucky; Yes, Dear; and My Name Is Earl. He …
The release of a box set of vinyl and digital recordings of all of Mitch Hedberg’s stand-up comedy — thanks to Hedberg’s widow, comedian Lynn Shawcroft, and Comedy Central Records — brought with it an all-star assortment of other stand-up comedians live at Carolines on Broadway and beamed in via …
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 not only do they, but oftentimes, several cities have recruited all-star comedy lineups to their region on the same weekend. And New York City can …
New Wave’s Comedy Dynamics debuted its new Hulu channel today. You can check out the following stand-up comedy specials at your convenience, free of charge. The initial lineup at launch includes: Louie Anderson, Big Baby Boomer (2012) https://www.hulu.com/watch/653723 Josh Blue, Sticky Change (2012) https://www.hulu.com/watch/658206 Kyle Cease, Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler. (2007) …
Here it is, the official movie trailer for I Am Road Comic, the documentary sequel to Jordan Brady’s I Am Comic. I Am Road Comic has screened at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival and the Montclair Film Festival this spring, but will have its West Coast premiere on June …
Labor Day weekend in Seattle means the biggest music and arts fest of the year there, aka Bumbershoot. A decade ago, the weekend attracted names both big and small in music to come together in celebration of culture and all things good and fun, with one show or maybe two …
Free tickets are available to this year’s Comedy Central Presents tapings in New York City, taping shows in pairs from Aug. 24-29, 2008 at the Hudson Theater. I believe Bo Burnham is setting a land-speed record by getting a half-hour TV special before he enrolls in college at NYU and …
Even though they’re taping from Aug. 25-29, the next round of Comedy Central Presents half-hour stand-up specials likely won’t air until 2009, if past precedents hold. That said, you can sign up now for info on free tickets to the tapings at the Hudson Theater just off Times Square in …
My birthday yesterday gave me another chance to pause, reflect and try to have fun. Well, two out of three, as they say… I think I’m still young, but comedian Tom Rhodes reminded me that I’m now the same age Jesus Christ was when he died. Thanks for cheering me …
