By Dylan P. Gadino | August 11, 2011 at 5:07 pm | No comments
What began as a joke amongst jokers, has now become an annual comedy tradition in the New York City metro area. It's the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival; and it's now in its fourth year. And we're happy to reveal this year's lineup. The "fest" will span two venues in Brooklyn --...
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By Carrie Andersen | July 6, 2011 at 12:21 pm | No comments
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When I think about my favorite stand-up comedy venues, giant fields with thousands of hipster music fans generally aren’t among the top ten. Maybe it’s old school, but there’s...
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By Dave Emrich | May 26, 2011 at 12:12 pm | No comments
If you’re familiar with Eugene Mirman’s body of work you know, by now, that he doesn’t take too kindly to a company’s poor quality of customer service-- Chase bank and Delta airlines are two of his past corporate enemies.
Well, Mirman moved a few weeks ago and was not...
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By Carrie Andersen | May 23, 2011 at 3:01 pm | One comment
The newest addition to Fox’s animated series dynasty, Bob’s Burgers, made a splash when it debuted earlier this year. Since the show has been picked up for a second season, we can continue enjoying the Belcher family’s shenanigans every week.
The show’s success is...
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By Meagan Kate | April 23, 2011 at 3:53 pm | 2 comments
PORTLAND - Somehow, it’s still sunny in Portland. The Comedy Gods are smiling upon us, you guys.
First stop for day two of Bridgetown was Lance Bangs Presents Come Laugh With Us at the Bagdad Theater. The line for this baby was around the block, because the show was packed...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | April 6, 2011 at 9:05 pm | 7 comments
Though the comedian lineup hasn't been officially announced for the highly anticipated Bonnaroo festival going down in Manchester, TN in June, we've got a list for you.
Below are the comedians we hear will be performing. Check it out!
Lewis Black
Cheech Marin
Ralphie May
the...
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By Carrie Andersen | March 19, 2011 at 3:43 pm | No comments
AUSTIN-- The penultimate night of SXSW festivities began with a one-two-three punch: three comedy shows, one venue, one night. It was also the first evening of comedy shows for the music segment of the festival, the interactive segment having shut down last Tuesday. So, instead...
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By Carrie Andersen | March 16, 2011 at 1:07 pm | No comments
AUSTIN-- The fourth and final day of comedy events during SXSW Interactive (more comedy comes this weekend) kicked off with a taping of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. Before the guests took the stage, Maron chatted a bit about his time in Austin and at SXSW. And man, did he have...
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By Carrie Andersen | February 14, 2011 at 1:26 pm | No comments
With so many competition-based reality shows on TV these days, it’s impossible to watch them all. Enter Project Top Chef Model. This video, produced by Michael Showalter, combines and parodies pretty much every competition show that Bravo has, and the contestants – played...
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