Best known as one of the founding members of the avant-garde sketch group Kids in the Hall, Kevin McDonald recently celebrated an anniversary. His podcast Kevin McDonald’s Kevin McDonald Show — which blends sketch, interviews, and live music — just hit its one-year mark. In the past year McDonald has played host to the best […]
Continue Reading@KatieBarsotti is a writer and performer in Los Angeles. She’s written for McSweeney’s, Reductress, CollegeHumor, the upcoming Woolly magazine, and you if you’d just let her. She and America’s sweetheart, Sam Chapman, have a comedy zine coming out in 2018 called Modern Magic: Spells for the Contemporary Witch. Katie also has a podcast coming out […]
Continue ReadingThis Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the first episode of South Park. In the time since then, the animated comedy about four foul-mouthed boys from Colorado has been a consistent presence in the public conscience, evolving from a show that drew audiences due to its shock humor to one of the most important satirical […]
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 ReadingWe rarely do this: cover something that’s not “of the moment” — and I’m not sure this week’s feature could be any less of the moment. In fact, at three years old, this video is ancient. It’s also so funny and, upon showing it to a friend earlier this week and realizing we’ve never celebrated it […]
Continue ReadingThe first time I saw Kristen Bartlett was in The Dead Dads Club, a show she wrote and performed with her husband, Jason Gore. Their fathers had died only months apart but, after dealing with some peculiar characters, they found a way to turn their grief into comedy. The sketches were as funny as they […]
Continue Readingvia GIPHY Brought to you by TodayTix This August, TodayTix is celebrating all things funny with Comedy Month. From August 10 – 31, all sketch, stand-up, and improv tickets have no convenience fee — how convenient! See what’s playing in your city by tapping here or downloading the TodayTix app. WHAT TO SEE: Improv, sketch, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s unlikely that there are many kids out there whose dream is to direct and create pre-taped segments on Saturday Night Live. Of course, as you get older you realize that’s an incredible opportunity that countless directors would love to have, it’s just not your typical Hollywood vision. It certainly wasn’t what Rhys Thomas and […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve probably heard by now that Funny or Die is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The comedy behemoth founded by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, and Chris Henchy has come a long way since putting out its initial viral video, “The Landlord.” This internet sensation emphatically announced that the world was ready and eager for […]
Continue ReadingIt’s actually nice that only three specials came out last month. We needed some room to breathe, take a break from our screens, get outside, and enjoy summer. Or just stay in our air conditioned apartments and binge on Ozark. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what dropped in July. Erik Griffin […]
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