The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Denis Leary isn’t afraid of being an asshole. It’s the title of his longtime hit comedy single, and Leary has even updated it with the times. This August, Leary changed his 1990s tune to “Trump’s An Asshole” for a performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. And on …
Amy Schumer knows that haters will hate and there’s not much she can do to stop that. Just please don’t call her a joke thief. Ever. Schumer requested and made an impromptu appearance Wednesday afternoon on Jim Norton’s Advice Show on SiriusXM’s Opie Radio channel to defend her honor and comedy credibility. Afterward, …
Wendy Liebman has influenced a generation of comedians by realizing a joke doesn’t have to end…before the next punchline. I met up with Liebman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it all began for her, and where she was staying to perform in multiple shows for the Boston Comedy Festival. We spoke …
“The Aristocrats!” the punchline to an old myth of a joke that few people knew or had even heard of, became an instant classic film 10 years ago this month when Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette convinced dozens of their famous funny friends to tell their own distinctly dirty and …
Wendy Liebman performed Tuesday night in the second semifinal of America’s Got Talent 2014, staying in the competition as a wildcard selection of judge Howard Stern. All of the judges loved Liebman’s stand-up set, which applied her classic pauses and misdirection to material about her husband and what she’s learned …
We’re ever so much closer to crowning a new winner on America’s Got Talent as this ninth season launched into semifinal action last night. NBC threw a big ol’ BBQ party inside 30 Rock to celebrate, inviting the remaining contestants, judges and select media to dig in, hoe down and …
In case you missed it, here was Wendy Liebman‘s performance on the big stage at Radio City Music Hall during her live quarterfinal round of America’s Got Talent on NBC. It took a few seconds for the big theater stage to catch on to her classic delivery style, but she …
After what seemed like a month of repeats and repackaged highlights from the auditions for the 2014 season of America’s Got Talent, we finally moved on to Judgment Week — this time not in Las Vegas, but in New York, or New Jersey. Close enough for judge Howard Stern to …
Las Vegas may have countless entertainment options in and around the Vegas Strip of resorts and casinos, but when it comes to comedy, it remains home mainly to men. The comedians with short- or long-term residencies in Vegas right now? Carrot Top (Luxor), Terry Fator (The Mirage), Vinnie Favorito (The Flamingo), Andrew …
Wendy Liebman brought her trademark stand-up delivery to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and confessed her love for Fallon, The Roots and NYC. The pacing of her jokes, from the delayed punchlines to even more-delayed tags, has influenced a generation of stand-ups. Don’t pay any attention to the …
