The Definitive Guide to Comedy
After watching hours upon hours of college basketball this month, Gary David Goldberg sees a similarity between winning hoops teams and his 1980s sitcom, Family Ties. Do you agree? If so, what position did Skippy play, team manager? Would that make Nick the sixth man? I’ve already read too much …
Good God. Just spotted this on Gawker and cannot believe one of my Boston friends hadn’t alerted me of this sooner, but WBCN-FM afternoon radio jocks Toucher & Rich are conducting a March Madness contest to determine "The Unfunniest Comic." Please note the delicious irony of having radio jocks who …
Brian Lowry’s column last week in Variety ("Why standups are sitting out primetime") certainly got my fellow comedy bloggers boiling their blood. Read what Shecky Magazine had to say here, while Punchline Magazine weighed in more recently here. Lowry lays down a couple of whoppers…mostly in the middle of valid …
Brian Posehn gets his second Comedy Central Presents on the air tonight, and coincidentally, he’ll be headlining Comix in New York City this weekend. When I saw him at the tapings in August, Posehn was very nice, and even watched the comedians the night before him perform. In his set …
When a comedian asked me a few months ago if I’d seen Charlie Rose’s interview with Steve Martin and his new book, I said no, sorry. The comedian replied, no worries, it’s all online, along with everyone else who’s chatted with Rose. Great, I thought. Until I tried to navigate …
Ben Bailey, photographed by The Comic’s Comic last summer cleaning up on a Comedy Cellar cruise, spoke today at an event honoring New York City’s best taxi drivers. Wait. Did you think I meant comedy hacks? Nope. Hacks as in cabbies. The New York Daily News published a brief profile …
I saw this story today on the Huffington Post and couldn’t believe it was possible (headline: NBC President Mocks Writers, Strike In Upcoming ‘My Name is Earl’ Commercial), but then I saw the attached video. Yikes. What is Jeff Zucker thinking exactly? Especially since they uploaded the video early on …
Comedy Central announced today it would go forward with two new shows, and neither is the show you’re probably thinking about. The first? David Alan Grier’s Chocolate News (working title). A fake newsmagazine show. The folks behind it: The series will be executive produced by Grier ("Little Man"), Robert Morton …
Hello, readers. Just wanted to direct your attention to my new TV & Club guide pages with links on the top right-hand side of this front page. From there, you can find, as indicated a guide to stand-up comedians performing in comedy clubs across the country this week, as well …
Note: Clubs may have to make last-minute substitutions. If a link is outdated, please contact me. Effective July 2009 New York City Carolines: Comedy Cellar: Headliner showcases nightly. Regulars include Dave Attell, Jim Norton, Robert Kelly, Godfrey, Keith Robinson, Sherrod Small. Click here for weekly schedules, updated Thursdays. Comic Strip …