Comedian Rick Gutierrez grew up in a full house, the fifth of six children. Fittingly, his comedy is largely focused on marriage, kids, and aging in an era of changing family values. The 54-year-old comic has been performing for nearly half of his life, but is just now getting the attention he deserves. This attention […]
Continue ReadingAri Shaffir’s new two-part special Double Negative hit Netflix today. Presented in two episodes, Children and Adulthood, the special is a sprawling look at where the comedian is at in life right now. He’s getting older, exploring his sexuality, and dealing with pressure from family and friends, all in front of the backdrop of a […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, before Donald Trump was even inaugurated, Kellyanne Conway sat down with Seth Meyers on Late Night and tried to explain why Donald Trump hadn’t yet held a press conference since the election. “The president-elect has been very busy,” she said. When Meyers pointed out that every modern president-elect had been able to […]
Continue ReadingJeff Baena says his fascination with medieval times (the historical period, not the dinner theater) inspired his latest film, The Little Hours. The story follows three young Tuscan nuns (Alison Brie, Kate Micucci, and Aubrey Plaza) as they cope with tedious life in the convent. When Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly) brings on a new […]
Continue ReadingPod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. In times of trouble and turmoil, I have found comfort and solace in the soothing, eternally reassuring voices on NPR. I don’t know how to drive, so I do not listen to NPR while driving to and from work, as most […]
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, NBC pulled the plug on The Carmichael Show, a well-liked show that got solid-if-unspectacular ratings from time to time but never quite found an audience. In theory, it would seem pretty logical for NBC to pull the plug on a show that never brought a ton of fans into the fold. […]
Continue ReadingKevin Hart Presents: The Next Level continues this Sunday at 11/10c on Comedy Central with Atlanta comedian Mario Tory. Tory is a Chattanooga native who moved to Atlanta for his kids and his comedy. He’s grown now, happily married with children, but still likes to reflect fondly on the old Freaknik days. After a successful […]
Continue ReadingJackie Jennings is a host for the SyFy channel and regular at the UCB theater (GOAT, A Big Dumb Thing). This week we talked about three of her favorite tweets she’s made, plus Australian toilets, Brody Jenner, and the NY Mets. Living my truth until someone presents me with a better, more lucrative truth to […]
Continue ReadingIf you don’t remember The John Larroquette Show, it debuted on NBC in the fall of 1993. It’s never been released on DVD and isn’t available to stream. Which is too bad, because the first season of the show is brilliant. Larroquette starred as John Hemingway, who we meet at an AA meeting. He’s been […]
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 […]
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