Official Patrice O’Neal documentary, “Better Than You,” launches IndieGoGo campaign
by Mark Farrell and Von Decarlo, Patrice O’Neal’s fiancée for 10 years, have launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to finish an official documentary on …
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Eugene Mirman’s Comedy Festival returns to Boston for third year in April 2015
The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival now is a recurring feature in both Brooklyn and Boston, with the fest now returning to the latter city for …
Snapshots: Josh Sneed remembers his time at the Punchline in Atlanta
Earlier this month, Josh Sneed headlined The Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta. He took a selfie backstage and posted it a few days ago to …
In Memoriam: The year in RIP in comedy, 2014
A lot of Oscars viewers were upset Sunday night by who the Academy Awards had snubbed and otherwise ignored during its annual “In Memoriam” montage …
The Road to Stand-Up Stardom, circa 1989, via LaughTrack mag
LaughTrack’s Road To Stand-Up Stardom, from our Premiere Issue: March 1989. LaughTrack was like the Rolling Stone for comedy, handed out at almost every comedy …
Louis CK’s ode to comedy clubs, in honor of his new special “Live at The Comedy Store”
In case you missed it, Louis CK sent out a mass email yesterday — separate from the short missive notifying fans that his new stand-up …
Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy mount “Black & Brown Comedy Get Down” tour
Back in November, George Lopez got Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin and D.L. Hughley together for a fund-raiser in Peoria, Ill., to erect …
Join tonight’s NYC Comedy Club Crawl and raise money to fight Parkinson’s
Rick Shapiro has left an indelible mark in even the briefest of appearances on Louis CK’s past two series, HBO’s Lucky Louie and FX’s Louie. …
R.I.P. Jason R. Chin, iO Chicago instructor and former artistic director
Longtime Chicago improv actor and teacher Jason R. Chin died suddenly Thursday night. Chin was 46. Improv Olympic founder Charna Halpern passed along the devastating …
Gunmen massacre in Paris at Charlie Hebdo, French weekly satirical magazine
At least 10 journalists and two police officers were killed today in a massacre launched by multiple gunmen at Charlie Hebdo, a weekly satirical magazine …