The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Intrigued by the comedian collaboration that is the new fall sitcom on FX called The League? Well, how would you like to see these guys show off their individual funnyman skills? If you're in Los Angeles tonight, you can do so at Largo. Nick Kroll hosts, with guests including Jon …
How did two Mikes win the 2009 New York's Funniest Stand-Up contest? Well, it wasn't Michael and Michael having issues, because Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black didn't even enter; and it certainly wasn't Mike and Mike in the Morning, because that's a sports talk-radio show. No and no. The …
I'm not sure how the finalists for the 2009 Andy Kaufman Award coped with having "Tony Clifton" host the event. Talk about a distraction! Blaine Kneece knew how to overcome it all, though — my Internets tell me that he's a New Yorker who originally hails from the Philadelphia area, …
We've got the complete schedule for the 50th anniversary celebration weekend for The Second City in Chicago, happening Dec. 11-13, 2009. So without further ado, let's share it. Proceeds benefit The Second City's Alumni Fund, established by Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Martin Short to aid Second City …
I only made it through about an hour of last night's semifinals for The Andy Kaufman Award — would you believe 25 acts in all competed at Carolines last night? It seemed like Halloween all over again, with several comedians in costumes, pretending to be people they weren't. And I …
The Philadelphia Phillies may be down three games to one to the New York Yankees in the World Series, but the Phillies are still the defending champs today, and the Eagles whipped up on the Giants on Sunday. So what better time to take a look at the comedians from …
Sorry, comedy fans. The Comic's Comic did not don something scary or silly this Halloween, but that didn't stop plenty of our favorite comedians from celebrating (and sometimes even performing) in costume on Saturday night. And in the age of the Internets (the age…of the…INTERNETS) that also means going online …
In case you missed it Sunday, the New York Times got Nov. 1 confused for April 1, because the Arts section and the Sunday magazine both devoted plenty of ink to the comedy business. Let's see how they did! In Arts, reporter Eric Konigsberg used a profile of comedian Kumail …
So, remember way back when, this morning, when I posted about ladies who want to be stand-up comedians and would they be worried more about their bodies than their jokey jokes? They were dealing with the possibilities. Chelsea Handler is living in the reality, as she is the new cover …
Drum roll, please? The other five finalists advancing to the finals of 2009's New York's Funniest Stand-Up contest are (in alphabetical order): Geno Bisconte, Stephanie Holmes, Vidur Kapur, Carmen Lynch and Mike Vecchione. They join Myq Kaplan, Gerald Kelly, Joe List, Matt McCarthy and Rory Scovel in the contest finals, …