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Methinks this posting for a writing gig most certainly qualifies as an early Christmas Craigslist present: Seeking Successful and Happy Comedy Writer Who is Not Bitter and Angry – (Anywhere) Can't you just feel the holiday cheer in that headline? Buyer beware: Clicking through only adds another layer of tidings …
It seems like it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, because it was 1978, and if you are of a certain age, the mere thought of a televised "Star Wars Holiday Special" exists as mere legend. Alas, such a TV program did air on the …
Ben Lerman hosts a "non-denominational gay holiday romp" tonight at Comix in New York City, and what should my eyes upon YouTube appear, but a new Lerman music video reincorporating Madonna's "Material Girl," without any reindeer. On the plus side, we see Jessica Delfino, Glennis McMurray and Christy Davis lending …
Comedy club holiday parties are always a little more surreal than your typical company party, and last night's celebration at the Comic Strip Live certainly was no exception. Weird enough that this moment likely might not even make the top five oddities of the evening: Alan Colmes, sans Sean Hannity, …
MTV announced a slate of upcoming TV programming for 2009, and the young lads and lasses at CollegeHumor.com will get prime-time exposure on old-school televisions (they've been on new-school Internets for years already exposing themselves). As the dot-com's co-founder and editor-in-chief, Ricky Van Veen, put it: "MTV, drunk on profits …
Need money? Want to win money? Do you have access to the Internets? Then keep reading, because here are a couple of comedy contests that you can enter… Comedy.com hosts a "Santa Roast" contest, and all you need to do is weigh in with your best comment by Dec. 19 …
The Screen Actors Guild may or may not go on strike, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, aka the group that puts on the Golden Globe Awards, insists that a strike vote won't happen until after the Globes, which means, in other words, that we'll actually have a Golden Globes …
A year ago, we couldn't really celebrate our funny TV writers, because they were on strike, but this past Monday, no such strike, so we can celebrate once again. And here are your 2009 Writers Guild Award nominees in the comedy categories. Winners will be announced Feb. 7, 2009, simultaneously …
An eagle eye tells me that you can see comedian Baron Vaughn as Black Dynamite's brother in the upcoming feature film, Black Dynamite, which premieres at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Watch the R-rated "red band" trailer for Black Dynamite here. I believe Baron is "a mean dude" in this …
If, after having extended your Thanksgiving weekend visit with your parents in Massachusetts, you should find yourself in Harvard Square on a Wednesday evening and decide to stop in The Comedy Studio to see if you can catch Brian Kiley's set and say hi to Rick Jenkins and the gang, …