The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Gallery1988 in Los Angeles, with help from Funny or Die and 100 artists, will kick off 2011 with a massive display of love for comedy and comedians in the exhibition, "Is This Thing On?" It opens with a nighttime reception on Jan. 7, 2011, and will welcome visitors through Jan. …
If you saw this ad for The PIT and wondered, hey, that looks familiar, that's because of course it does. The PIT calling its new East Side venue in Gramercy "PIT East: The Beast" is more than a little bit curious since The Upright Citizens Brigade is hard at work …
When I saw this poster for Pauly Shore's "Vegas Is My Oyster" show at Palms Las Vegas, I didn't quite know what to make of it. OK. So. Obviously Pauly isn't carrying the show, because he's getting help from Andy Dick, April Macie, Tom Green, Dave Navarro (wait a second, …
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Call this meta. Call this inside baseball. But it's interesting to note when The New York Times decides to let one of Rupert Murdoch's employees review an NYT reporter's book and publish it in the NYT, when Murdoch's publication isn't even a publication yet. And yet, it's about comedy, and …
While I remain pre-occupied on a "secret" assignment — what could it be? Am I really just sick? Am I really just tired? Am I really just sick and tired of blogging? Maybe, maybe, and no. But I am pre-occupied with other projects right now, so I should take a …
If you were to think of the best comedies on TV in 2010, where would Hot in Cleveland rank on your list? Top 10? Wait. You aren't aware that Hot in Cleveland is an actual TV show? It's broadcasting on TV Land, for crying out loud. A land devoted to …
If you didn't pay much attention to the headline, could you guess which comedian sold the most records in 2010? According to the Billboard charts, which credit the year from end of November to end of November, the three best-selling comedy records in the past year were from musical acts …
Several of New York City's biggest comedians are lending their support to the family of the late Greg Giraldo by putting on a "Big Time Comedy Show" in February to raise money for his three sons and ex-wife. Tom Papa will host the event Feb. 9, 2011, at the Beacon …
In legal news, a Massachusetts judge ordered Dane Cook's sister-in-law today to pay Cook $10.9 million in restitution. Erika McCauley and her husband, Darryl — Cook's half-brother, are jointly responsible for paying him back, with Darryl on the hook for another $1.1 million to reach the $12 million total. The …