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...
Louis C.K. doesn’t need an opener. “Fuck it,” he said, soon after he stepped onstage at the St. George Theatre on Staten Island on Nov. 11, as part of the New York Comedy Festival. “What’s the point?” The same sentiment can applied to the entirety of Louis’s...
With last week's Charlie Day-hosted episode, Saturday Night Live was coming off a relatively strong showing. The question then, this week was-- would the sketch series be able to at least keep the laughs at last week's level? And the answer is, yes. So if you're keeping track of...
I never did Model U.N. I was too busy working through a smooth jazz alto sax solo in Jazz band. I was really cool and popular in high school, see (cough). And Leslie Knope (like Amy Poehler herself) was that goodie-goodie heading up the Model U.N. security council. Though I know...
As the catalog of comedy albums expands every Tuesday, the traditional format of the one-hour live stand-up show as an album fades away-- to the delight of comedy fans and nerds everywhere (or at least this reviewer). Though there's been a handful of non-traditional comedy...
Most people in the entertainment industry acknowledge that it's harder to do comedy than drama. But when you're used to being funny, sometimes it's hard to be serious-- or to be taken seriously. Richard Belzer crossed over successfully in his work on television as Det. John...
A few weeks off-air seems to have done good for the crew at Saturday Night Live. Not since this season's premiere with host Alec Baldwin has the show delivered such a competent episode. Last night's effort found underdog Charlie Day -- co-star of FX's ensemble cult hit, It's...
Comedian Andrés Du Bouchet's Naked Trampoline Hamlet is one of the most innovative comedy albums of the last few years. Conan staff writer Du Bouchet has gotten to where he is in the comedy world through his mastery in absurdist humor, which fleshes itself out beautifully on...
Hal Sparks is easy to like. He's an animated, good looking dude who's clearly committed to making a room full of comedy goers laugh their asses off. He also appeals to a desirable age group-- the folks that appreciate references to the Luck Dragon from The Never-ending Story, or...
