The Definitive Guide to Comedy
I don't think I have seen Anthony Jeselnik as much as I did during the 32 minutes he spent onstage last summer taping his Comedy Central Presents, which debuts tonight. In the preview clip below, they kept in two off-hand remarks Jeselnik made dealing with all of the adoration from …
The festival season for comedians already has begun in 2009, and if you're in Chicago, San Francisco, or Park City this weekend, then you can join in the fun. At least as a spectator. Chicago long has been known as a hub for aspiring sketch comedy performers, and this weekend …
If you think you are the funniest person in South Texas, you best be entering this competition before George W. Bush moves back into town and tries to take your title away from you! You hear me? The River Center Comedy Club is running this shindig. They say if you …
I had heard some great stories from Lewis Black about his playwriting past and career arc last year during his XM Unmasked interview, but for his Saturday night sit-down with the New York Times for its Arts & Leisure Weekend, Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley wanted to focus more on …
Comedy Central Presents began rolling out the new season of half-hour stand-up specials overnight. Here is the schedule for January 2009. Kurt Metzger and Doug Benson kicked off the season Friday night. You can see them again early Saturday morning, and just after midnight on Tuesday morning. Other comedians getting …
It looks as though the Upright Citizens Brigade may not have to hear complaints from Gristedes much longer, as this public notice reveals the UCB plans to move expand its New York City operations out of Chelsea and into the Avenue A basement home formerly occupied by the Two Boots …
The folks from Chicago-based Big Dog Eat Child bring back Toby Jones to explain it to you again, since more than 1.2 million of you watched him claim last month that he'd store anything. Anything! So, here you go, ad number two for Jones Big Ass Truck Rental & Storage…
I didn't get the chance to know Bob Lazarus during my brief stint covering the Boston comedy scene, so I shall defer to others in remembering him this week. His battle with leukemia began after I had left Boston for New York City, so I followed the news and fund-raising …
Remember that original joke up for auction at eBay by a staff writer from The Onion? Bidding closed this afternoon, topping out at $365. Reading the more than 100 Q&As about the auction? Free!
This just in: The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's bid to extend his lengthy recount fight with Democratic challenger, satirist Al Franken. Franken, who entered the recount down by 215 votes out of more than 2.9 million cast on Nov. 4, currently holds a …