By Carrie Andersen | October 28, 2011 at 11:31 am | No comments
As you may recall, comedian Mike DeStefano passed away this past March due to a heart attack. Left mostly unknown was his recently completed one-man show, Drugs, Disease, and Death: A Comedy, an emotional albeit highly entertaining piece that was only seen five...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | October 26, 2011 at 7:01 am | 29 comments
After 30 minutes of ribbing amongst friends, the Opie and Anthony Show on SiriusXM this morning got serious. Veteran comedian and longtime O&A regular Patrice Oneal, recently seen on Comedy Central's Roast of Charlie Sheen, suffered a stroke last Wednesday.
Show co-host,...
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By Fred Farris | July 29, 2011 at 5:46 pm | No comments
Originally a four-week special on Sirius XM Radio's Raw Dog Comedy channel, Come To Papa adopts the channel for a weekly program tipping off July 29 at 6 pm EST. During its limited run, host and comedian Tom Papa interviewed the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Colin Quinn, Nick...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 26, 2011 at 2:34 pm | One comment
Ever since comedian Colin Quinn debuted his Broadway show, Long Story Short last year, his career has found a second, thriving life-- and deservedly so. The Jerry Seinfeld-directed one-man theater piece was turned into an HBO special, which aired in April, garnered critical...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 17, 2011 at 6:37 pm | 2 comments
As iconic as he is, Jerry Seinfeld did not have an official presence online until he launched his site JerrySeinfeld.com on May 6. Well, before this past weekend even started, Jerry made another technological leap to the delight of his many fans: he joined Twitter.
As of this...
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By Carrie Andersen | April 25, 2011 at 3:25 pm | One comment
In addition to it being Al Pacino’s birthday, it turns out that April 25 is World Malaria Day. And Malaria No More has released a video to spread the word about the organization, the cause, and the way that you can help curb malaria deaths in Africa.
Appearing in the video...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 4, 2011 at 3:16 am | No comments
There's no hope for mankind. We're all doomed and there's nothing we can do about it. It's time we just face that truth.
And the truth is hilarious.
At least it is in the hands of comedian Colin Quinn, who, with his Broadway show-turned television comedy special Long Story...
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By Punchline Magazine | March 8, 2011 at 8:31 am | 3 comments
A tribute to late comedian Greg Giraldo, who died last September, will premiere on Comedy Central on March 18 at 11:30 pm EST.
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo will feature interviews with the comedian's comedy friends, including Jon Stewart, Jim Gaffigan, Conan O’Brien, Dave...
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By Punchline Magazine | December 15, 2010 at 7:47 pm | One comment
As we reported earlier this week, there will be an all-star comedy show at the Beacon Theater in New York on Feb. 9 to benefit the family of Greg Giraldo. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday. However, we just confirmed that there will be a presale beginning...
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