With compelling musical numbers like "Who's That Keepin' It Real," “Drive-By” and “Oh No She Di-in’t,” how is it you've likely never heard of the smash hit stage show Thugs, The Musical? Well, for one. I lied. It's not a smash hit. And, secondly, it's not a real show....
A handful of comedy stars, featuring the likes of Ed Helms, Margaret Cho, Nick Offerman and Mo'Nique, will be featured on the Sundance Channel's new interview series The Mortified Sessions. But there's a simple, yet innovative spin on these celebrity chats. In each 30-minute...
Margaret Cho is more than a comedian. She's a force. She proves it time and time again. With each live performance, with each album release, television role and video, she keeps pushing the boundaries of what is considered mainstream entertainment. Her latest feat is the below...
Margaret Cho returns to premium cable this weekend with another stand-up special, her sixth. Cho Dependent captures a December 2010 Atlanta performance from the comedian’s tour in support of her musical comedy album by the same name. The new special will feature, as is to...
Although her most recent album Cho Dependent was released nearly a year ago, Margaret Cho has been doing a fine job of keeping our attention on it. The all-musical comedy album featuring the likes of Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple and Tegan and Sara not only plays well on its own,...
PORTLAND, OR - Sunday marked the last day of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and though there were fewer shows to attend, I did see some solid comedy to end the weekend. I popped around a lot on Sunday to check out some of the festival's up-and-coming comics. Mostly I tried to...
PORTLAND, OR -- I bounced around a lot Saturday night since there was so much good shit. Also - I realized that it only takes me about two minutes of good comedy to fall completely in love with someone. There are four to five comics who I would offer my womb to if they wanted a...
Listen, dudes. There's a lot going on in the world of comedy these days. And we pride ourselves in getting you all that info as quickly as possible through our daily comedy news posts. But sometimes things crop up and it's not really worth a full post, but it is worth a mention....
Ah, yes. It's that time of year again when the mainstream entertainment industry reminds us just how much they don't give a shit about the world of stand-up comedy by doling out Grammy nominations to some of the least deserving -- but wildly popular -- artists. It's also the...
