The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Some of our generation’s greatest stand-up comedians once again will pay tribute to one of their own — the late, great Patrice O’Neal — this coming Feb. 18, 2014, at New York City Center. Tickets for the 2nd Annual Patrice O’Neal Comedy Benefit Concert are $75 and will include performances by …
Congratulations to Zoltan Kaszas from San Marcos, Calif., for emerging victorious in the 34th annual monthlong stand-up contest known as the Seattle International Comedy Competition. In a “Meet the Finalist” interview before last week’s final five shows, Kaszas said winning would mean a lot to him. “There were so many …
Above (left to right): Andy Kaufman Award winners Harrison Greenbaum (2010), Harry Terjanian (2013), Michael Kaufman, Marcus Monroe (2012), Nick Vatterott (2011). You may have heard about the 2013 Andy Kaufman Awards. Mostly you heard, saw and read about a young woman walking onstage and introducing herself to Michael Kaufman, …
Before there was the viral video, before the Internet meme, before the Tweet and ReTweet, the Huffington Post and the Colbert Bump, there was The Onion headline. (You remember headlines, right? They’re like Tweets, only way fewer than 140 characters.) The Onion headline, now shorthand for the outrageous (and steeped …
Last year’s special guest at the Andy Kaufman Awards was Tony Danza. This year? A 24-year-old woman claiming to be Andy’s daughter. Which is a neat party trick, considering Andy Kaufman died 29 years ago, in 1984. Trick or treat, you’re likely to get both from a Kaufmanesque performance. At …
The 24-hour Comedy Gives Back marathon benefit and digital telethon kicked off earlier today in Los Angeles. Shows are happening online via Dailymotion and in clubs in Los Angeles, New York City, London and Sydney. You can make a donation to Malaria No More here. Watch the livestream now! Comedy …
Happy Halloween! Since today is Thursday, plenty of Halloween parties already have taken place last weekend, but that’s not stopping millions of Americans young and old from dressing up and hitting the streets tonight in search of tricks and treats. But how many of them have the same bright idea …
Veronica Mosey has amassed considerable credits and a reputation for not holding back with her feelings onstage. A fixture in the New York City comedy clubs and on the road, multiple guest spots opining on FOX News, performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Live at Gotham, daytime appearances with …
Kenneth Brown, who went by Kd Brown on Facebook and KD, K.D. or Kenny Brown elsewhere, was killed early Monday morning after tacking a shooter wreaking havoc inside the nightclub of the Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. Brown was 40. He’d recently moved to Vegas from Los Angeles. Bally’s …
Comedy Gives Back will produce a 24-hour international digital telethon next month — with comedians such as Kevin Nealon, Dane Cook and Adam Devine seen above promoting it — in live comedy shows in New York City, Los Angeles, London and Sydney, and wherever you have a screen to livestream it via …
