The 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 ReadingPermission can often be a barrier for aspiring creators looking to break into an industry. We tend to think approval from an authority or years attaining degrees are necessary components to finding success, but in Dave McCary’s case, he didn’t wait for the go-ahead. Instead the director learned by doing. Working with his Good Neighbor […]
Continue ReadingWelcome back to our crisp internet pages, Brad Howe and Mike Cullen! Now that my Twitter replies saying these videos would be featured have brought you here, I’d like to congratulate you both on your respective shticks. In a world where nothing is certain and insecurity rages like the mighty Mississippi after a very very big storm, […]
Continue ReadingThe initial scenes of the pilot episode of I’m Dying Up Here – Showtime’s new dramedy set in early 1970s Los Angeles about the toils of emerging stars in the local standup comedy scene – are a con job. The audience is hijacked by cameras in love with a beautiful, brooding-but-brilliant comic, Clay Appuzzo, on […]
Continue ReadingJoe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special hit Netflix early this morning. The premise of Mande’s first “televised” hour is that he has been intensely studying and training with the goal of creating a special so good it will be awarded the prestigious (and completely made-up) American Humour Award. The training montage-style intro showcases his writing ability, […]
Continue ReadingWith season 2 of TBS’ sci-fi comedy series People of Earth premiering tonight at 9:30pm, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with the star of the show, Wyatt Cenac. Cenac was working as a standup comic and writer for King of the Hill before he landed a regular spot as […]
Continue ReadingMcSweeney’s Internet Tendency has provided the web with “almost daily humor” for almost two decades. Over that time, how we use the web, and how we profit from it, has changed drastically, but McSweeney’s has remained more or less the same in both spirit and business model. It’s known as one of the most prestigious […]
Continue ReadingMcSweeney’s Internet Tendency has provided the web with “almost daily humor” for almost two decades. Over that time, how we use the web, and how we profit from it, has changed drastically, but McSweeney’s has remained more or less the same in both spirit and business model. It’s known as one of the most prestigious […]
Continue ReadingThe 2017 Just For Laughs festival is currently underway in Montreal, and today they revealed their annual list of up-and-coming comedians to highlight for their “New Faces” showcase. Like past years, the list includes categories for standup (New Faces of Comedy), sketch (New Faces: Characters), and comedians without managers (New Faces: Unrepped), and this year […]
Continue ReadingThe 2017 Just For Laughs festival is currently underway in Montreal, and today they revealed their annual list of up-and-coming comedians to highlight for their “New Faces” showcase. Like past years, the list includes categories for standup (New Faces of Comedy), sketch (New Faces: Characters), and comedians without managers (New Faces: Unrepped), and this year […]
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