Maria Bamford launches new Web series on My Damn Channel (Video)

Maria Bamford launches new Web series on My Damn Channel (Video)

By | May 22, 2013 at 4:43 pm | One comment

Once upon a time when the concept of a Web series was a novel one, Maria Bamford starred in the hilarious Maria Bamford Show (watch here), which ran on the now-defunct TBS Networks-owned site called Super Deluxe. That was 2008 and this is now— and My Damn Channel has given...

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FX greenlights Billy Crystal pilot ‘The Comedians’

FX greenlights Billy Crystal pilot ‘The Comedians’

By | May 22, 2013 at 2:59 pm | No comments

Adding to their already heavy comedians-playing-comedians programming (Louis C.K. on Louie, Jim Jefferies on Legit) FX may add yet another to its ever-growing comedy lineup, this time with Billy Crystal, 65, as its star. The network has greenlighted a pilot called The Comedians,...

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Watch Tig Notaro’s field piece for ‘Conan’ and also pre-order extended version of her album ‘Live’

Watch Tig Notaro’s field piece for ‘Conan’ and also pre-order extended version of her album ‘Live’

By | May 22, 2013 at 1:28 pm | No comments

Tig Notaro hasn't publicly announced her new Los Angeles tour, but if you go into a random furniture depot or gas station you may see the comedienne haggling with an employee to hang up her headshot. With the help of Team Conan, Notaro filmed a segment capturing her trek from...

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How Netflix is harnessing the power of Arrested Development against mainstream networks

How Netflix is harnessing the power of Arrested Development against mainstream networks

By | May 22, 2013 at 12:29 pm | No comments

Netflix is living by the motto, "there's always money in the banana stand." At least, that's what they hope by gearing up for the release of the fourth season of Arrested Development. The Bluth family is back for more. The first run of Arrested Development aired on Fox during...

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Hannibal Buress signs deal with Comedy Central: television pilot, national tour and more to come

Hannibal Buress signs deal with Comedy Central: television pilot, national tour and more to come

By | May 22, 2013 at 11:36 am | One comment

For those of us who have followed Hannibal Buress since before the release of his masterful debut album My Name is Hannibal in 2010, this piece of news should come as no surprise: Comedy Central has inked a massive, cross-platform deal with the 30-year-old comedian. As part of...

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‘Alt Wolf’ trailer lampoons alternative comedy scene, complete with nod to Bill Burr’s viral rant (Video)

‘Alt Wolf’ trailer lampoons alternative comedy scene, complete with nod to Bill Burr’s viral rant (Video)

By | May 22, 2013 at 10:06 am | 4 comments

You may remember J-L Cauvin as the comedian who, last month, impersonated Louis C.K. in a spoof trailer, drawing both ire and respect from the comedy community. Well, he just released his latest commentary on the world of stand-up. This time his target is the alternative comedy...

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Read: Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black blast each other on Twitter

Read: Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black blast each other on Twitter

By | May 21, 2013 at 4:06 pm | 19 comments

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good old-fashioned comedian Twitter spar-- although I feel this one between Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black has far less goodwill than Maron’s back-and-forth with Patton Oswalt last June. If you follow Maron even a little or have heard...

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Carol Burnett will receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Carol Burnett will receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

By | May 21, 2013 at 12:21 pm | No comments

Iconic comedian Carol Burnett will receive the 16th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein announced today. "From her television program and appearances, as well as her performances on Broadway and in film, Carol...

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Aisha Tyler shot, directed and edited the new Silversun Pickups video

Aisha Tyler shot, directed and edited the new Silversun Pickups video

By | May 20, 2013 at 10:59 pm | No comments

Having already established herself as a renaissance woman, Aisha Tyler has given us yet another reason to love her-- she’s added music video producer to her long list of achievements. The new Silversun Pickups video – for the song “Simmer” -- just went live on YouTube,...

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