Jimmie Walker is still here
Jimmie Walker doesn’t live in some fantasy universe. He lives in this world. While other performers of a certain era… MORE
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Jimmie Walker is still here
Jimmie Walker doesn’t live in some fantasy universe. He lives in this world. While other performers of a certain era… MORE
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Meet Me In New York: Sydnee Washington
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may be Hollywood, but New York […]
Continue ReadingBo Burnham reflects on his own youth and his wonderful new movie, “Eighth Grade”
Bo Burnham grew up in front of the world, thanks to YouTube. Burnham now has translated that experience to 2018 and to everyone else, with his wonderful new movie, Eighth Grade. It premiered at Sundance in January, and goes nationwide this weekend. I enjoyed the opportunity to sit down with Bo for my podcast, Last […]
Continue ReadingTalking “Noble Ape” and the future of the stand-up special with Jim Gaffigan
Comedians are a very specific breed that tend to fall into one of two very specific categories. One: You have… MORE
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Getting the facts from Go Fact Yourself host J. Keith Van Straaten
J. Keith Van Straaten, host of the live game show and podcast for Maximum Fun, Go Fact Yourself, met up with me earlier this summer while scouting locations for taking his game show on the road to New York City. Live shows of Go Fact Yourself are happening this weekend (July 21-22) at Caveat, with […]
Continue ReadingGetting the facts from Go Fact Yourself host J. Keith Van Straaten
J. Keith Van Straaten, host of the live game show and podcast for Maximum Fun, Go Fact Yourself, met up with me earlier this summer while scouting locations for taking his game show on the road to New York City. Live shows of Go Fact Yourself are happening this weekend (July 21-22) at Caveat, with […]
Continue ReadingLooking into the eyes of Bo Burnham: A discussion about his new film “Eighth Grade”
I sit across from him in a hotel room suite at Chicago’s Waldorf Astoria. We are both slouching into our… MORE
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Billy West: the voices in his head (and right out his mouth)
“A lot of things are insane to me, and I try to touch on it in a way that is… MORE
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Billy West: the voices in his head (and right out his mouth)
“A lot of things are insane to me, and I try to touch on it in a way that is… MORE
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