The Definitive Guide to Comedy
While I was out documenting live comedy shows, Dan Walsh was taking Garfield comic strips, removing Garfield, and giving them new comedic and philosophic meaning, enough so that Ballantine Books (publishers of Garfield books) will publish the "Garfield Minus Garfield" book with a foreward from Walsh, and the original and …
Every few months, it’s time for another Rififi-is-closing scare, and so we were due for a note like this one sent out to performers from the indie comedy club’s manager (courtesy of Matt Ruby’s Sandpaper Suit): it’s quite possible that thursday will be the last day that rififi will be …
Hey, comedy fans! How many of you were like me in wondering, "Did stand-up comedy die with George Carlin?" Oh, wait. You mean none of us, not even me, ever asked that, let alone entertained the thought for a second? Well, then, you’ll love not reading this story on MSNBC.com …
While I was in Montreal gallivanting in comedic circles, you may have stayed at home to watch the VH1 Rock Honors for The Who last week. If you did, or even if you didn’t, you may be amused to see the comedians-turned-musicians tune in and turn out in support, including …
Through my friendly cohorts over at Entertainment Weekly‘s PopWatch blog, we learned that NBC debuted its new series of summer mini-Webisodes for its sitcom The Office late yesterday. I agree with Gary that the first two-minute clip isn’t exactly the strongest intro, although I did enjoy Oscar’s impersonation of Kevin. …
Did you know that when the Rev. Jesse Jackson doesn’t think his microphone is on, he stops rhyming? Amazing but true! Anyhow. Even more amazing than that, the first 10 minutes of Comedy Central’s new spoof on "reality" TV show contests, Reality Bites Back. It debuts July 17, which by …
The first episode, debuting tonight at 10 p.m. on Starz, has host Doug Williams with DC Curry and Rickey Smiley. Williams opens the half-hour show with a long bit comparing a relationship to football, where the woman is the head coach and the man is the starting quarterback. Wasn’t Doug …
The site Urlesque yesterday posted a list of "Twenty Bloggers We Want To See In Bikinis," and wouldn’t you know that three of the top 10 ladies on their list also happen to be stand-up comedians in New York City? That’s right. Congrats to Sara Benincasa, Sara Schaefer and Michelle …
So, in case you missed it, and if you weren’t in Arkansas last month, you did miss it, because that’s when Sacha Baron Cohen decided to unleash "Bruno" on unsuspecting crowds duped into thinking they were attending a regular ol’ cage-fight. You know. The Smoking Gun has the documentation, including …
We can agree that laughter is not only good, but good for you — the endorphins reduce stress and literally make you feel better, can help you live longer and make you more pleasant to be around. Laughter also is contagious. And even a fake laugh can prompt real laughter. …