By Brendan McLaughlin | June 10, 2011 at 5:39 pm | No comments
In theaters June 24
As a Conan O’Brien fan who followed The Tonight Show ordeal as closely and obsessively as Internet access allowed, I’d describe the last two years of the host’s career as: a) hectic and b) well documented. Everybody interested in knowing what went...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | February 3, 2011 at 11:54 am | One comment
Who better to weigh in on Ricky Gervais offending people at the Golden Globes than one of the most offensive/hilarious comics of our time? Comedian Doug Stanhope recently gave his highly uncensored opinion about the hoopla over Ricky Gervais’ hosting job to Scotland’s Sunday...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | February 2, 2011 at 3:53 pm | No comments
As voices from around the world weigh in on the turmoil in Egypt, there’s another woerh listening to-- this time from the comedy world. Akmal Saleh, an Egyptian comedian now based in Australia, has expressed his unity with Egypt’s protesters and called for president Hosni...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | January 24, 2011 at 1:32 pm | No comments
What’s the next logical step after you’ve adapted your off-Broadway one-man show about sleepwalking into a successful book? For Mike Birbiglia, it’s becoming a window display.
That’s right. The big-time comic/author will spend a week in a window display starting this...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | January 19, 2011 at 12:23 pm | No comments
Looking for some funny jokes with a decidedly mannish slant? The web network, Comedy Time is launching Man Up, Stand-Up, a new series that will feature top male comics delivering material geared towards an audience of dudes. The show’s first season will be hosted by Last Comic...
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By Brendan McLaughlin | January 14, 2011 at 4:01 pm | One comment
With her run on this past season of Last Comic Standing, New York comedian Rachel Feinstein proved she has what it takes to get big laughs out of a big, big, big audience. But with a larger fan-base comes a dramatic increase in the number of people who regularly ask the...
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