The thought of country singer Brad Paisley having his own Netflix standup special — even one with several actual comics on the bill — naturally brings about mixed feelings. On one hand, Paisley’s music has always employed a fair amount of humor; on “The Cigar Song,” he tells the tale of a criminal who is […]
Continue Reading“What’s your biggest emotional wound?” That question, posed to our anti-heroine Ingrid Thorburn roughly 30 minutes into Ingrid Goes West, should carry the weight of the world. It’s the type of question that demands self-interrogation — one that requires an emotional honesty and a cognitive courage to confront. Instead the characters treat it like a […]
Continue Reading“What’s your biggest emotional wound?” That question, posed to our anti-heroine Ingrid Thorburn roughly 30 minutes into Ingrid Goes West, should carry the weight of the world. It’s the type of question that demands self-interrogation — one that requires an emotional honesty and a cognitive courage to confront. Instead the characters treat it like a […]
Continue ReadingShowtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, which ended its first season last night, is the newest unfunny drama about the world of comedy. Based in part on the book by the same name by William Knoedelseder, it’s a fairly unambitious show. This actually makes it work better than the late, sarcastically lamented Studio 60 on the […]
Continue ReadingShowtime’s I’m Dying Up Here, which ended its first season last night, is the newest unfunny drama about the world of comedy. Based in part on the book by the same name by William Knoedelseder, it’s a fairly unambitious show. This actually makes it work better than the late, sarcastically lamented Studio 60 on the […]
Continue ReadingWhen it was announced that Jim Jefferies would be getting a weekly political show on Comedy Central, the last thing anyone could have expected was grace or subtlety. Throughout his career, Jefferies has become known for his extremely blunt approach to humor. His tendency to Go There on just about any subject you can imagine […]
Continue ReadingYou Lucky Dog Productions is a fairly new comedy label, and their second release just dropped this week: J-L Cauvin’s… MORE
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GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) opens on a close-up of Ruth Wilder’s (Alison Brie) face at an audition giving a rousing speech that makes her look like a shoe-in for the role. The punchline, of course, is that she’s actually been reading the man’s part. Her line? “Sorry to interrupt, but your wife is on […]
Continue ReadingWho says men get to have all the fun? In the world of wrestling — full of body slams, elbows,… MORE
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Most comedians’ grandparents probably die long before their grandkid sees success (comedy’s a marathon), but not Andrew Santino’s grandma. She’s… MORE
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