This weekend South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be launching a limited-run channel on SiriusXM satellite radio to support their critically acclaimed Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon Radio channel will feature interviews with the show's...
SiriusXM radio’s Raw Dog Comedy Channel is launching an exclusive weekly show that will feature live sets recorded at the legendary Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater. The show will boast live sketch, improv and stand-up performances on channel 99 (Raw Dog Comedy.) The show...
Comedy fans at the Comedy Store in Piccadilly Circus last night were in for quite a surprise. After an hour of the regular Wednesday night improv at the Comedy Store, Jerry Seinfeld was brought on stage to a surprised audience, gave him a standing ovation. He performed for half...
Emmy award winner Sarah Silverman is certainly busy these days. She just signed a script deal with Imagine Television, reports The Hollywood Reporter. On the television front, Silverman is most well known for Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program which aired for three...
[caption id="attachment_6737" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Myq Kaplan"][/caption] Maine-born but Los Angeles based comic Ian Harvie is planning Maine’s first ever comedy festival. The festival will take place over three days, two nights, and five shows with over...
Sarah Silverman will perform at Tel Aviv, Israel's Wahl Amphitheater on June 25th. The Jewish-American comedian will be there starting on June 21st for the third annual Israeli Presidential Conference at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. Last April, Jim Gaffigan...
MSNBC’s The Body Odd blog has published an article about the psychology and science of why gross-out humor resonates with audiences. Peter McGraw, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder says, “humor is elicited by the...
Canadian-born comedy legend Jim Carrey will be awarded the “Funniest M.F.” award at this year’s Guys Choice Awards, presented by Spike TV. Beginning his mainstream career on In Living Color in the early 90’s, Jim quickly made a name for himself portraying notable leads...
If you’re familiar with Eugene Mirman’s body of work you know, by now, that he doesn’t take too kindly to a company’s poor quality of customer service-- Chase bank and Delta airlines are two of his past corporate enemies. Well, Mirman moved a few weeks ago and was not...
