Steve Martin is now on Twitter. To Go. Make that @SteveMartinToGo. So go. Follow him already!
What more do you need me to say about this? It's Steve Martin! On Twitter. Click on @SteveMartinToGo and hit follow. He told you himself already.
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Why Chelsea Handler’s sex tape is bad news for comedians. Am I right, ladies?
Radar Online continued its ongoing coverage this morning of the long-ago sex tape Chelsea Handler made that is supposedly about to resurface for purchase. So what? You say Chelsea Handler herself already addressed this back in April when Radar first revealed the sex tape's existence, and offered her rebuttal? Let's …
Conan O’Brien will answer your questions, but only on Facebook, and only on the Facebook Team Coco page
Look at how quickly Conan O'Brien is decorating his office. Nuts! He has nuts, people. Almonds, to be specific. So that's one question you don't need to ask Conan about. For all other questions, he says he'll answer them, but only if you can follow instructions. YouTube commenters cannot follow …
Bo Burnham, Tim & Eric announce fall comedy tours via YouTube; not together
Hey guys! I don't know what it was about Sept. 13 that made comedians decide to produce YouTube videos to announce their fall comedy tours, but both Bo Burnham and Tim & Eric did so. They're not touring together. Unless Neil Hamburger turns out to be Burnham in disguise. Which …
Forbes makes sure stand-ups stand out on 2010 list of top-earning comedians
Forbes has released its rankings of top-earning comedians for the 12-month period ending June 1, 2010. If something about the list looks different from 2009's top-earning comedians, that's intentional. Despite making $75 million in that span, Jerry Seinfeld isn't even on the list. Neither Jay Leno nor Conan O'Brien made …
Louis CK explains his love of hating Sarah Palin, and having to “dance” with Bristol Palin on Leno
At the screenings for his stand-up concert film, Hilarious, Louis CK was more than generous with his time and sincerity in answering questions from fans in the audience afterward this week at the IFC Center in New York City. He talked technically about the making of the film, about his …
In other news, blogs…
I don't know how many comedy sites or pop-culture blogs you read in any given day — for me, it can be numbing to see the same item/video regurgitated all over the place in the minutes and hours after a publicist sends out the mass email, while for you, you …
Andy Haynes makes his network TV debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Just a couple of months ago, Andy Haynes, a Seattle stand-up comedian who now lives in New York City, was a "New Face" at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. Overnight, Haynes made his network TV debut telling jokes on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Counted multiple applause …
NPR’s Fresh Air remembers Robert Schimmel
NPR's Fresh Air remembered Robert Schimmel today by replaying 14 minutes of the interview Terry Gross conducted with the late comedian in March 2008. There's something about hearing Gross ask Schimmel to describe merkins on NPR, and then hearing her giggle as he did so, that's comforting today. NPR used …
New Yorker Festival releases 2010 schedule: SNL, Steve Carell, Paul Reubens and more, oh my!
The New Yorker magazine released the schedule for its 2010 festival today, and there are a few big highlights for comedy fans, and that's not even counting ESPN's Bill Simmons, or a vampire panel that has Stephen King talking with the screenwriter for the Twilight series! Talks you might be …