by Matt on February 2, 2012
There was a time not too far back in the past when you actually had to wait until the Super Bowl aired before you were able to see the commercials. But that was way back in 2009 before Volkswagon decided to pre-release their ad of a kid dressed as Darth Vader and made one of the ads of ...
by Matt on October 31, 2011
Well, this weekend the East Coast got nailed by an unseasonably early snow storm. It cancelled the plans of many who ended up staying in their domiciles instead of trekking out into the abyss for weekend Halloween festivities. What it allowed me to to was flip through Entertainment Weekly's comedy issue. One with currently en vogue funny lady, ...
It's always a tremendous bummer to report on the death of anyone in the comedy community.
Rick Uchwat, the founder of the legendary Zanies Comedy Clubs has died at the age of 64. Uchwat passed after long complications due to lung cancer.
In November 1978 Uchwat founded the first Zanies club in Chicago and for 30+ years since ran ...
Kathleen Madigan appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno earlier this week, and left quite a few lasting images. The seasoned veteran has performed on the show ten times now, and showcased some highlights of her newer material.
After 20 years in the business, Madigan is just as entertaining as ever. She’s been on all the major late night ...
by Matt on January 19, 2011
This is a shock to no one that may listen to Howard Stern regularly but he thinks Jay Leno and his viewers are morons. Stern told this to to Piers Morgan last night during the launch week of Morgan's new CNN talk show and the successor to Larry King.
Stern, who doesn't do many interviews these days has never been quiet ...
by Matt on December 9, 2010
The White House Correspondence Dinner is an annual event held in Washington, DC. It's a meal where both political and Hollywood bigwigs show up. It's also often hosted by a comedian whose job it is to play master of ceremonies and try to roast the people in charge to a room of people that often think very highly ...
by Matt on September 14, 2010
This weekend marked the beginning of football season, so this means legions of fans, from the very drunk to the even more drunk gather around a hibachi to tailgate. Jim Norton was on assignment on behalf of The Tonight Show as he headed down to Louisiana to find out how the world champion New Orleans Saints pregame.
by Matt on September 13, 2010
Too many books about stand-up comedy fall into one of two categories; the obviously phoned-in autobiography of some famous comedian used to pad bank accounts, or a hackneyed "how to" manual about telling jokes that is about as funny as a trainwreck (and not the hilarious kind). ¡Sataristas! doesn't fall in either of those categories, it's the kind of book that ...
