Comedy Central will kick off its second year of filming its new half-hour comedy special series, plainly titled The Half Hour, which replaced the network’s original 30-minute stand-up series Comedy Central Presents. All shows will tape in Boston Feb. 26 through March 1 at the...
I first saw Irish comic David O'Doherty years ago in Montreal, when he performed on Andy Kindler's popular Alternative Show and have been keeping an interested eye on him ever since. So, naturally I'm super excited to see him score his own half-hour special for Comedy Central....
Week five of Comedy Central's new stand-up comedy series The Half Hour brings two stellar acts to the stage: Joe Mande and Garfunkel and Oates. Mande, you no doubt know from Twitter, as he's easily one of the funniest cats on there. I like to think of him as a minimalist...
It's that time of the week again, Laughspinners-- time to prep for this Friday's all-new episodes of The Half Hour on Comedy Central. In week four, we find comedians Theo Von and Maronzio Vance offering up their best 30 minutes of material. And as always, we're here to give you...
On week three of Comedy Central's new stand-up comedy showcase show, The Half Hour, comedians Brendon Walsh and Nick Vatterott premiere their new specials. And as we do each week, we wanted to give you a taste of each comic via a pair of previews, which you can peep below. Check...
The first week of Comedy Central's new stand-up showcase show The Half Hour is behind us. Did you check out Rory Scovel and Michael Palascak on Friday? What did you think? Well, the second week is upon us. And as we'll be doing every Monday morning, it's time to gift you guys...
One of the reasons I became obsessed with stand-up comedy was Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central's long-running series of 30-minute stand-up specials, which shined a light on great up and coming comedians. I even made my own "mixtape" of sorts, where one VHS tape housed...
The Comedy Central Presents half-hour special was a staple goal for many stand-up comedians. It helped bring now popular comedians, such as Dane Cook, Jim Gaffigan and Mitch Hedberg, into the mainstream. Comedy Central did not order a new season of Presents for 2012, but it will...
