The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Earlier this week, a woman who's writing about flirting and has a book deal wrote in Marie Claire about how she is grossed out by the idea of the new romantic sitcom, Mike & Molly, on CBS. Maura Kelly wrote: So anyway, yes, I think I'd be grossed out if …
Just as Colin Quinn and Pee-wee Herman launch their own new Broadway productions, word from the street brings even more casting news for spring 2011, with parts for both Robin Williams and Chris Rock to make their Broadway acting debuts. Williams will star as the titular tiger in Rajiv Joseph's play Bengal …
As a reporter who also has been a comedian, I know all too well how delicate the line is between clever, stupid and just plain wrong when the reporter interviews a comedian and tries too hard to prove the reporter is funny, too. This morning, Ben Bailey, whom many know …
The New York Comedy Festival is growing outside of New York City a little more this year with the addition of live online shows, through the partnership between Carolines on Broadway and Comedy Central's Jokes.com. Announced today: The Jokes.com Live show, which Bobby Lee will host with Kurt Metzger, Morgan …
As you may have gathered from the headline, Village Voice's 2010 "Best of NYC" issue is out this week, and managed to have room for two comedy categories this year. Is that good news? It is if you're Kristen Schaal, whom the VV named Best Comedian. You can see Schaal …
The Upright Citizens Brigade recently celebrated its fifth anniversary of going Hollywood with a big night of comedy at its Los Angeles theater in September. Three of the UCB founders have moved from NYC to LA, and over the years, many popular Harold and Maude players and groups have followed …
It's no secret that I'm a fan of comedian Rob Delaney on Twitter. I've said so on Twitter. But get to know @RobDelaney past the 140-character limit, and you'll find that he's not exactly the profane absurdist he is there, but in fact, so much more. He's profoundly real. Here's …
If the key to comedy is timing, then what does it say about Canada that the CBC aired the Steve Martin Gala last night, just as the Canadian Comedy Awards were handing out their 11th annual trophies? At any rate, congratulations are in order for the following winners of CCAs …
Want to know who's in the running to be named New York's Funniest Stand-Up in 2010? It's a lot simpler to find out this year, as Carolines did away with the stand-by line and asked comedians to file online applications in advance. After reviewing more than 150 entrants, they've narrowed …
A landlord-tenant dispute has shuttered 45 Bleecker, the off-Broadway theater that has played host to several successful comedy runs, including Colin Quinn's "Long Story Short," which just left the space to head uptown to Broadway this fall. The theater's online home has posted a note, which reads: "Theatre is temporarily …