The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Some people I tend to see at every major comedy festival. Jeff B. Cohen is one of those people. I met him several years ago in Aspen. He's a nice guy. For an entertainment lawyer, that is! We have fun conversations about comedy and I have many friends who are …
In this video interview with Social Times, CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen explains how the site — and in essence, other online destinations — can earn money (aka monetize) from making funny videos. Van Veen talks about the evolving mood of the collective online audience, as we're now more willing …
It's 4:20 somewhere, but it's 4/20 everywhere today since it's April 20. Pot jokes. Marijuana. Weed. Stoners. Comedians know a lot about that. And they'll be joking about it today, obviously. At 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific (and other applicable time zones), Comedy Central's Jokes.com and Atom.com have joined forces …
"Well, there's no question that a lot of the, whatever gifts that I have, came through this strain of DNA. It can't just be a coincidence that I know how to do this; I didn't learn all this, you know what I mean? How to be a comedian, and how …
Tina Fey's promotional blitz for her new book, Bossypants, took her to Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night. And if you still think you're following Fey on Twitter, then this should put a stop to that. She's not on Twitter. Never has been. She explains why. Roll the …
has announced featured acts for its upcoming seventh annual celebration of comedy, to be held June 8-11, 2011, at the UCB Theatre. Regular UCB staples such as CollegeHumor Live and The Rejection Show will have slots in the lineup, with Jon Friedman's Rejection Show presenting the ‚ÄòSketchFest NYC Closing Night Craptacular‚Äô …
As podcasting becomes more mainstream and popular, we're starting to see comedy clubs and theaters embracing them and hosting live broadcasts of the podcasts. Marc Maron has been doing this for his WTF show for a while now, and comedy festivals have followed suit. Kevin Smith has taken it a …
Dan Abramson used to work as the "associate comedy editor" at The Huffington Post. Now he fills a similar role at Funny or Die. And today, Abramson supplies this flowchart to help you decide whether you should join the class-action lawsuit against HuffPo. Fun facts!
I used to want to win a Webby Award. Until I realized years ago that you had to pay several hundreds of dollars just to be considered for one. Yes. Really. It's that democratic. You only have to be fabulously wealthy and successful already to pay for the privilege of …
In case you missed it either when they taped The Comedy Awards in late March, or when the ceremony aired April 10 on Comedy Central and its partner MTV Networks stations, here is the full list of winners from the inaugural edition: Comedy Film: The Other Guys Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy …