Harnessing the Power of the Absurd with Musical Comedy Duo Sam & Bill

Sam & 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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Baron Vaughn on ‘Fatherless,’ ‘MST3K,’ and the Ocean of Joy

On top of being a standup comedian and a classically trained actor, Baron Vaughn will soon make his debut as robot Tom Servo in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot premiering April 14th on Netflix. He is well known for his role on the hit show Grace and Frankie alongside comedy legends Lily Tomlin and […]

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Inside Sasheer Zamata’s ‘Pizza Mind’

Comedy fans the world over might know Sasheer Zamata for her improvisational prowess and sketch comedy work, but with the premiere of her very first standup special, Pizza Mind (streaming on Seeso now), they’re about to get familiar with her as an intimate yet searing standup. The 30-year-old UCB alumni and current SNL utility player […]

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Jay Chandrasekhar on the Rhythm of Comedy

Jay Chandrasekhar is a writer, actor, comedian, and director. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, and has directed many of their films including Puddle Cruiser, Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest in addition to a long list of TV shows including The Grinder, Arrested Development, Community, and Happy Endings. […]

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Jay Chandrasekhar on the Rhythm of Comedy

Jay Chandrasekhar is a writer, actor, comedian, and director. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, and has directed many of their films including Puddle Cruiser, Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest in addition to a long list of TV shows including The Grinder, Arrested Development, Community, and Happy Endings. […]

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Jo Koy’s Standup Evolution

Comedian Jo Koy’s new special, Jo Koy: Live from Seattle, begins streaming today on Netflix. Koy has come a long way since his early days performing in whatever Las Vegas rooms he could start DIY shows in. He eventually became a regular on Chelsea Lately, released two one-hour Comedy Central specials, and is one of […]

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Inside Carmen Lynch’s Debut Album, 15 Years in the Making

Comedian Carmen Lynch is at an exciting stage in her comedy career. She just performed her fifth late-night set, this time on Colbert. She just released her debut album Dance Like You Don’t Need the Money, available now. And she just earned a credit as the star of a Chloe Sevigny-directed short film for the […]

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Inside the New Season of HBO’s ‘Animals’

Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano created, write, direct, and voice each episode of the animated series Animals on HBO. The duo might still be creating branded content for an advertising agency in NYC if not for the pigeons preening outside of their SoHo office window. Inspired by the city birds, they made an animated short […]

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Building on Sacred Ground with the New Cast of ‘MST3K’

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) is one of those cultural touchstones — much like Doctor Who, Firefly, and the works of Terry Pratchett — that seem to always get brought up at least once at parties (at least the ones I go to). So many of us discovered them at just the right age to […]

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Inside the Long Road ‘Shrink’ Took Making it to TV

Making a show on your own has never been easier. Thousands of people are writing, producing, starring in, and filming their own web series every day, with the hope that the right executive or agent will see it and give them a fantastic budget and the opportunity to reach a wider audience. But because making […]

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