The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Perhaps you remember Glenn Beck from the talk radio or from CNN Headline News, but now that he's the new darling of FOX News, Beck has a higher profile among media observers. And so it is that I'm learning about his proclivity for performing some sort of folksy one-man show …
You may remember Mike O'Malley from Yes, Dear, more recently a recurring role in My Name is Earl, and for a generation younger than mine, as the host of Guts on Nickelodeon. The first thing I think of, though, are his humorous turns in a series of ESPN commercials as …
The ongoing global recession already has impacted live stand-up comedy in a variety of ways. More Americans certainly are seeking out laughs to either escape and/or confront their real-life situations. But they have less money to spend on comedy. And comedians themselves are hurting just as much as people with …
The folks at Slate have provided this fun look at all of the hullaballoo over Twitter as the latest, greatest Internet sensation, with a look at what could happen next. It's called Flutter. File under: Funny because it's probably going to be true.
New York City comedian Brad Aldous has not been performing in any stand-up shows this spring, but he has a good reason for it. Aldous is part of the "Circus" concert tour for Miss Britney Spears, putting his past clowning experience to use in arenas across North America. And he …
A lot of people wondered after putting out Borat in 2006, whether and how Sacha Baron Cohen would still be able to find enough unsuspecting rubes to fall for his gay fashionista character, Bruno. Well, Cohen did it. You have begun reading about some of the antics already. So now …
Your short comedy film could earn you a cash prize in a new monthly contest at Carolines comedy club called Burnt Toast: Comics With Cameras. Judges will pick the top 10 submissions to show live at the club, and then judges plus the audience will reward the best of those …
So it's early in the morning on April Fool's Day, and what do the Internets do but allow someone onboard last week's Mayercraft to secretly videotape bluesy rock star John Mayer performing stand-up — as he is wont to do in his spare time when not rocking out Grammy-style or …
What's that, you say? You heard something about Tina Fey's fake phone sex ad from last week's 30 Rock being released upon the Internets in its full 90s-tribute splendor? I'll join the obligatory chorus by embedding it here for you to enjoy at your convenience (btw, NBC, I see what …
Newspapers around the country are dying. What will save them? The New York Post thinks a random joke roundup from their favorites might do the trick. Will you agree and buy a copy of the paper today? No? Will you click on this link, then? Or how about watching this …