Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in their careers on the legendary Chicago stage. Second City has generously given us a glimpse into their extensive archive of live performances, and over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing some […]
Continue ReadingOut of Thomas Fricilone and Kelly Cooper’s Ground Floor Comedy has come a truly insane web series worthy of 10 of your minutes today. It’s called Sex Talk, it’s hosted by Anthony Oberbeck and Carmen Christopher, and it will make you feel as if you’ve descended into utter madness the way Daniel Kaluuya descended into “the sunken […]
Continue ReadingOut of Thomas Fricilone and Kelly Cooper’s Ground Floor Comedy has come a truly insane web series worthy of 10 of your minutes today. It’s called Sex Talk, it’s hosted by Anthony Oberbeck and Carmen Christopher, and it will make you feel as if you’ve descended into utter madness the way Daniel Kaluuya descended into “the sunken […]
Continue ReadingComedian Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show premieres tonight at 10/9c on truTV. The show aims to cut through the formulaic nature of modern late night shows by unloading a series of challenges that force celebrities to compete for the honors of Best Guest of the Night. Branum, known for his work on The […]
Continue ReadingThe 2015 Johnny Depp movie Mortdecai is a wild, madcap character comedy powered by the presence of a leading man who loses himself with gleeful abandon in the absurd and wacky title role. Depp and Mortdecai is right up there with Mike Myers and Austin Powers, or Will Ferrell in Anchorman, which are unassailable classics. I’m […]
Continue ReadingRecord-tying sixteen-time World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and comedy role model John Cena made headlines this weekend when he took a moment at WrestleMania 33 to propose to his longtime partner, Nikki Bella. Beneath Bella’s ultimate storybook ending – her WrestleMania Moment – though, lies a set of Hall of Fame-worthy performances by the couple’s opponents at […]
Continue ReadingMatt Thompson has been one of the driving forces behind FX’s Archer from the very beginning. Working alongside series creator Adam Reed, Thompson has served as executive producer since the animated, acclaimed project began in 2009, and he’s still with the show in that capacity this season as it moves to sister station FXX. Thompson […]
Continue ReadingDear Potential Donor: Unfortunately, your application to donate sperm to the New York City Cryobank has been reviewed and rejected. While we cannot disclose the specific reason your sperm was not accepted, we can provide recurring issues that have kept us from accepting donors in the past. In some cases, the cause of rejection is […]
Continue ReadingAs I have documented endlessly in my Pod-Canon column, podcasting lends itself to intensity and fandom on both sides of the coin. Podcasters tend to attract pathologically intense fans (I can only imagine how many intense loners out there identify with Marc Maron to a deeply unhealthy degree), but they also tend to be intense […]
Continue ReadingSam & Bill is a comedy musical duo consisting of one half Sam Haft and one half Bill Bria. Their new album Sam & Bill Are Huge (available on Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon) recently hit #1 in Amazon comedy, and it’s easy to see why. The energy behind each of their songs speaks to the […]
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