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The Comic's Comic has learned a fun piece of comedy news, and yet… Which mainstream media outlet is holding onto a scoop about comedians you knew and loved on the TV, coming back to the TV, but with a twist? I'd tell you more, but it's not my scoop! Hurry …
Congratulations to Auggie Smith, who not only celebrated a birthday over the holidays, but also added the 2010 Seattle comedy competition crown to his 2010 win earlier this year in the larger San Francisco contest. Seattle's monthlong competition found itself forced to eliminate the first night of its final round …
Leslie Nielsen, a Canadian-born actor who became known for his deadpan delivery and physical comedy only late in his career, died today from complications of pneumonia in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. Nielsen made his first TV appearance in 1948 alongside Charlton Heston, …
Hope everybody out there enjoyed their Thanksgiving! I know I did, and here's a bit of photographic evidence courtesy of Mindy Tucker, as we do our own take on a famous TV poster, er, I mean religious painting… Top row: Me, Jill Anders, Sharon M. Spell, Corey Pandolph, Sean Crespo, …
For the second time going, Jimmy Pardo and his crew at the Never Not Funny podcast will be broadcasting a live 12-hour marathon, dubbed Pardcast-a-thon, with special celebrity guests, starting at 6 p.m. Pacific (9 p.m. Eastern, whatever time where you live tonight). It raises money for Smile Train, a …
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC recently held auditions for its "Maude" sketch teams, and via mass email, let everyone know they'd decided to expand Maude nights on Mondays to include eight teams come January 2011. Before you think this post is too NYC-centric, just remember this: the UCB's …
Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times caught this screen cap at the very very end of last night's Tonight Show with Jay Leno — hey, look, it's musical guest Kevin Eubanks! But there it is, if you didn't blink and miss it, the small print reads: "Last night's Taylor …
The ECNY Awards are back for a seventh year, and this time around, the New York comedy community can have even more of a say in who gets honored for his/her/their work in 2010. That's because the ECNYs have added four new categories: Best Podcast, Best Comedy Event (one-off special …
If you know or see someone in Los Angeles who needs some help this Thanksgiving, make sure you tell them that the Laugh Factory once again will open its doors to them with free food and comedy. It's the 31st year Jamie Masada has hosted a free Thanksgiving event for …
The 2010 edition of the Seattle International Comedy Competition enters its fourth and final week with five finalists, two based in Seattle, two in Portland, and the fifth in Los Angeles. And they are, in alphabetical order (and also pictured with contest guru Ron Reid in a different order)… Drew …