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Notes from the Boston Comedy Festival, but mostly…Tony Clifton

I had planned to make this entry the first in my very ramshackle attempt at covering the contest portion of the Boston Comedy Festival - where $10,000 prize money and industry exposure is up for grabs - as it unfolds. And, I did manage to catch about half of the first preliminary at the Hard [...]

Rob Turbovsky

September 15, 2008

Woman gives birth at comedy club

The Big Kahuna Comedy Club in Oregon had a memorable night last week when a woman went into labor during a show and had her baby delivered in the club. The woman, Jacquee Arzadon, had been a regular at the club during her pregnancy. “It was a nice, smoke-free environment where we could go while I was [...]

Daniel Perlman

September 12, 2008

Italian comic insults Pope; risks being jailed for five years

Italian comedian Sabina Guzzanti may be put on trial in Rome for insulting the Pope, according to London’s Guardian newspaper. Guzzanti, known for her take-offs of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, risks being jailed for up to five years due to a speech she made to at left wing rally in July. Referring to the [...]

Daniel Perlman

September 12, 2008

Friday stand-up video: Cy Amundson

Some people just always need to be the center of attention. But with life getting more and more extreme how do you grab everyone’s gaze away from world chaos? Comedian Cy Amundson fills us in.

Punchline Magazine

September 12, 2008

Ron White arrested on marijuana possession

Ron “Tater Salad” White was arrested in Vero Beach, Fla., on Wednesday on possession of marijuana. According to officials, an anonymous caller tipped them off that a plane arriving at the Vero Beach airport carried a passenger in possession of illegal drugs. Police found White on board alone besides the pilot and was in fact [...]

Chase Roper

September 11, 2008

Boston stand-up vet Steve Sweeney to be honored at city’s comedy fest

The 9th annual Boston Comedy Festival kicks off this Sunday with a new annual tradition.The Festival features seven days of shows from some rising stars in stand-up, culminating with a Finals where the top 8 comics will compete for a $10,000 prize. But this year, the Festival will now be presenting the “Boston Comedian of the Year” award. [...]

Daniel Perlman

September 11, 2008

Video: J. Chris Newberg wants to give Jennifer Aniston a baby

In a Comedy.com original, musical comedian J. Chris Newberg offers some options to the baby-hungry Jennifer Aniston. Check it out.

Punchline Magazine

September 10, 2008

Barack Obama stabs at comedy to get votes

With the GOP hitting him harder than ever, it’s time for Barack Obama to get tougher. His strategy? Comedy. At least that’s how it seemed at a recent town hall meeting in Michigan. Obama garnered laughs from the crowd with a number of cutting remarks about John McCain and the recent addition of Sarah Palin to [...]

Brendan McLaughlin

September 10, 2008

Comedian Al Franken wins Democratic primary

We’re one step closer to having a comedian in the U.S. Senate, with SNL alum Al Franken winning the Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota. Franken easily won the seven-way competition, earning nearly 70 percent of the vote. The comedian will now face incumbent Republican senator Norm Coleman in the general election. State republicans have already dug [...]

Daniel Perlman

September 10, 2008