Remember the days of Steve Martin when he did stand-up? The Great Flydini, Martin making balloon animals, making a joke "just for plumbers?" So many comedy fans and fans of Steve Martin get nostalgic over such memories, which are conveniently on YouTube by the way. Some of us...
If someone told you that a hilarious sixties-inspired WWII action comedy web series just started, you might guess that it's on Adult Swim or perhaps part of MTV's relaunching of Liquid TV. However, the hysterical Danger 5 isn't on any such channel. Coming out of Australia's SBS,...
Bill Cosby is a comedy legend, in part, because he still knows how to make folks of any age laugh. And his most recent television appearance is one piece of evidence. During his sit-down on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Cosby took his time working through stories-- some of...
If you're watching Conan, you're watching "The Pardo Patrol," right? Oh, you've never heard of the Pardo Patrol? You say that you only watch Conan live on TV on TBS and miss out all the extras that Team Coco posts online? Well, if you answered yes to all those questions, you...
Lt. John Pike's shot of pepper spray at peaceful protesters at UC Irvine has largely become "the shot seen 'round the world". However, the sound that's being most associated with the incident has become Fox newsanchor Megyn Kelly's comment regarding the pepper spray as "a food...
Amidst all the uproar of the most recent half-naked picture of Kristen Wiig in GQ for being "bro of the year" and the NY Times letting the whole world know that female comedians are pushing the boundaries of taste and succeeding, there is plenty of great news for women in...
The holiday season is upon us-- and with it, all the anxiety that goes with shopping for your favorite picky people. If you know a few comedy nerds, however, -- in addition to a whole row of amazing comedy albums that came out this year -- you might want to get them Liezl...
Though I try to avoid making claims as to what is the most "this" or "that" in terms of comedy albums -- especially before the year is through -- Pete Holmes' just-released Impregnated With Wonder has me re-examining my unofficial policy. This album may very well be one of the...
The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks have quickly become a benchmark for both what is and will be stimulating debate in the intellectual community. Any time they have a 'talk' discussing comedy, it's a sort of sigh of relief in that comedy is being considered more...
