The Definitive Guide to Comedy
NBC has announced that new episodes of 30 Rock and The Office will be back on the air starting Thursday, April 10. Scrubs, too, which means it will likely get a proper series finale, after all. Saturday Night Live, meanwhile, gets back into gear next week. Reportedly guest hosting Feb. …
I feel like I’m living in a bizzaro world. While I’m running wild and free online, Nate Sloan runs his print comedy column streak to three in this week’s New York Press with an ode to Rififi. Makes me wonder if Nate and I are remaking Trading Places? If so, …
Shortly after, or perhaps during (?) his late show Friday night, Aries Spears (Note: His Web site warns it’ "may be inappropriate for children under 18," and the initial home page has him pictured grabbing a woman’s ass! This may come in handy, so to speak, later in this sentence, …
Did you know there’s an Underground Brooklyn Comedy Festival happening this Friday and Saturday? I almost didn’t know. That’s how underground it is. Nate Sloan (alter ego of friendly fellow comedy blog The Apiary, or is that the alter ego of Nate? anyhoosiers, let’s break out of this parenthetical device …
Whether you call it the "alternative" comedy scene or the "downtown" comedy scene, and either of those labels doesn’t quite fit when describing the particular crop of New York performers who tend to eschew the traditional comedy clubs — and even that tag doesn’t apply to those stand-ups who perform …
Have you seen the new New York Lottery ads for Take 5, featuring the talking head of who appears to be Brett Gelman on a teeny tiny body? Now that’s cracked out! The 30-second TV spot is one thing, but here is a link to the lottery campaign, A Little …
This story in the Aspen Times can teach us a few things. For one, when the show business industry and big-time comedy celebrities aren’t in Aspen, comedy is a difficult sell to a small ski town. For another, small-town newspapers really will print just about any bitter and/or petty thing …
Greetings, readers. I’m continuing to find new and useful functions to assist you and your comedy needs here at The Comic’s Comic. To that end, today I’ve added a calendar of comedy events worth your time and money. It’s there on the right-hand column. See it? Great. Over time, I’ll …
Tonight on Comedy Central Presents, half-hour specials from Sebastian Maniscalco and Jo Koy. I got nothing. Will report afterward.
The newswires sometimes get snookered into running press releases that aren’t so much press releases as much as they are free advertisements. Such as this notice today for the We Kings Too national comedy tour, featuring Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, J. Anthony Brown and Capone. The release reminds you of …