In his 2012 book, Tortured Artists, Christopher Zara examines the mental anguish that has plagued some of the most revered artists in history, from Poe to Picasso to Rowling. He also sums up a belief shared by many about the nature of creativity: “Great art comes from great pain.” Though it’s taken comedians some time […]
Continue ReadingToday millions of concerned, frustrated, depressed Americans are trying to figure out what to do with themselves as a new [insert the adjective of your choice] President is sworn into office. Many will be protesting, while others have opted to seek refuge in whatever literal or figurative blanket forts they can assemble. No matter what […]
Continue ReadingThe next season of Broad City is still a long wait away, but thankfully Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are back for one final Obama-era episode of Hack Into Broad City so you can experience a full-on President Trump panic attack/emotional breakdown with two New Yorkers who do it best. “Fuck me, man. The worst […]
Continue ReadingTomorrow’s Women’s March in Washington DC marks the biggest organized rally after the inauguration, so during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers welcomed writers Amber Ruffin, Jenny Hagel, and Ally Hord to explain the reasons why they’re attending the event — reasons they don’t all necessarily agree on. “Normalizing assault is, like, the worst, so…” […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert is treated to an extra special drop-in appearance by conservative pundit Stephen Colbert for a new “Werd” segment in honor of President Barack Obama before he leaves office. “Now the Obama era is coming to an end. And on behalf of everyone who opposed […]
Continue ReadingThe comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]
Continue ReadingOne of the many reasons M*A*S*H was such a beloved and wildly successful series was Loretta Swit, the lone female star of the show who played the MASH’s head nurse Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan. Over the course of the show’s 11 seasons, Houlihan made a major transformation from a silly romantic foil to Frank […]
Continue ReadingPaul Gale Comedy hasn’t come out with a new video in over a year, and that’s not surprising. Despite the channel’s grass roots success, PGC’s 25-year-old namesake had to get a job (a comedy job, making videos for HuffPo, but still). As someone who’s covered Paul a couple of times before, I’m surprised he held out as […]
Continue ReadingTracey Wigfield’s show produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock just got its first trailer. Ordered to series back in May, Great News follows “a mother-daughter relationship that is challenged when an overly involved New Jersey mom (Andrea Martin) interns at her daughter’s (Briga Heelan) workplace, a cable news network.” Nicole Richie, John Michael Higgins, […]
Continue ReadingWatch out, the Katydids are on the scene. Six improvisors from Chicago, all with names derived from Katherine (Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien, and Katie Thomas) have released the second season of their hilarious TVLand comedy series Teachers. If you’ve ever worked as a teacher or sat in a classroom, […]
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