Contest: Open for Funny or Die’s Road 2 Oddball Tour and Oddball Fest
by Funny Or Die is heading out on tour for a second straight summer with its Oddball Comedy Festival to an outdoor amphitheater near you, but …
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Michael Malone’s 8 Rules to Emcee’ing
So many comedy shows — whether they’re in a comedy club chain, a one-nighter or an alternative theater space — focus so much on the …
This just in! 2014 American Comedy Awards adds “Concert Comic” category to differentiate from “Club Comics”
Just hours after voting closed overnight for the 2014 American Comedy Awards, the event has added a new category: CONCERT COMIC. And it’s a good …
Cristela Alonzo: “The Life-Changing NACA Nationals of 2012”
Comedians on the way up in their careers often ply their trade by playing two circuits — there’s the comedy clubs for sure, and then …
Pat McGann’s network TV debut on Late Show with David Letterman
Pat McGann, a stand-up comedian from Chicago, made his network TV debut on Friday night’s Late Show with David Letterman. McGann made a quick impression …
Friars Club names Larry King as its new Dean
The changing of the guard at the Friars Club is from old guard to older guard. Larry King, 80, is stepping up to replace 76-year-old …
Start your stand-up career earlier than anyone on your block with this “Clap & Laugh Microphone Set” for children!
You know it’s a full-fledged comedy boom when they’re manufacturing and marketing stand-up comedy toys for kids! From friend of the site J.P. Buck came …
Steve Martin and the problem with everyone deputizing themselves as “journalists” and the “Comedy Police”
Six years ago, I left behind a career as a newspaper reporter — working beats from City Hall to police, utility districts, general assignments, features …
Just For Laughs skipping Chicago for 2014
That sound you hear whipping through Chicago this morning isn’t the usual Windy City breeze. Chicago’s comedy scene has produced some of our favorite sketch …
Pro-Tip: Replying to eHarmony’s 15 Reasons To Date A Comedian
The dating site eHarmony recently published/republished an advice listicle for the ladies titled “15 Reasons to Date a Comedian.” What could possibly go awry with …