The secret to Vulture’s recent TV comedy exclusives (hint: it’s not that secret)
by If you've been to New York Magazine's Vulture section recently, you've noticed they redesigned it to look like its very own section that lessens the …
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Now sober, “Jackass” Steve-O does stand-up at the Hollywood Improv, realizes decline in American culture
You may have seen Steve-O do stunts you wouldn't expect any human being to do willingly, but before Wednesday night, you most likely had never …
Look at what I found! @TheComedyStore resurrects its magic black “permanent guest pass”
Cool kids back in the day could attend any show at The Comedy Store on West Hollywood's Sunset Strip with a black "permanent guess pass" …
Bob Marley begins quest to break the world record for longest solo stand-up comedy performance
I don't know why stand-up comedians feel the need to seek and break the world record for longest individual stand-up show. I know why comedian …
2010 San Francisco competition: Auggie Smith almost runs the table in Week One; Week Two begins tonight
The San Francisco International Comedy Competition is underway for its 35th year, and Auggie Smith — who finished runner-up in 2001 — dominated again in …
Dead-Frog tracks The Comedy Week in North America
My buddy in comedy blogging Todd Jackson may not be blogging as much, but that's because he has been tinkering in his online workshop, and …
Mark your calendars! My comedy panel will be part of the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas
The initial slate of programming for the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, has been announced this afternoon, and look who's on it! If …
Tornado sends Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival to stand-up Oz of 1986, with Emo Philips and surprises!
Do you really need a tornado to be transported to another world? Maybe. It certainly helped add to the theme last night when thunderstorms brought …
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert plan Oct. 30 rallies in Washington D.C., to “restore sanity,” “keep fear alive”
After a series of teasing pre-announcements, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announced last night on Comedy Central that they would, in fact, host actual rallies …
In other news, blogs…
Some other comedy news and tidbits that caught my eye includes: Sacha Baron Cohen is going to play Queen's Freddie Mercury in a biopic? Wow. …