Fans and co-conspirators alike crammed into the Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles last week for a sneak preview of an early cut of Tony Clifton: Live on the Sunset Strip. The documentary captures the highs, lows, and on-stage vagina shavings of Tony Clifton’s four-night...
For Kevin Smith, his upcoming EPIX performance special, Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40, is both a happy accident and a culmination of many of his recent, high profile battles with cyber antagonists and Southwest Airlines (he was kicked off a flight for being too large; see video...
Louis C.K. gets a second shot at being a television star, as his FX series Louie premieres tomorrow. Regardless of ratings, however, the veteran performer has long ago locked up his position as one of the most important comedians of our time. Here's why. As sharp a comedian...
In The Depression Auction, Joe DeRosa mixes outrage – a solid stand-up staple – with something much less common but more interesting, an attempt at maturity. He doesn’t let anyone off the hook, including himself. Rare is the comic who makes himself relate to George W. Bush...
If it were possible to apply the themes of a documentary as heartbreaking and inspiring as King of Kong (2007's geeky video game players documentary) to a profession as drug-ridden as stand-up comedy, I Am Comic just about pulls it off. Former stand-up Jordan Brady mixes...
I spotted Tony Clifton nightclubbing outside of Voyeur in West Hollywood, late Friday night before he began his string of shows at The Comedy Store, which started last night. He promised that much when I interviewed him a few days ago. He told me: "We’re going out Friday...
