Category: Stand-Up Comedy
Demetri Martin, and his stuff, are OK.
Gawker reported that comedian Demetri Martin’s apartment was among those damaged in a fire in the West Village yesterday. Although Gawker says in the headline that Demetri’s stuff is… Read More
Looks Like We Gots Ourselves a Showdown. A Stand-Up Showdown.
Some comic don’t particularly love the half-hour specials that are being voted on in Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Showdown. Read More
Mitch Hedberg Lived
He died of a drug overdose. But that isn't everything. Read More
Off Your Feet for Sit Down Comedy
Inspired by his talk with Bob Newhart at the Aspen Comedy Festival, comedian and director David Steinberg is repeating the experience with Newhart and five others in Sit Down Comedy, a talk show about… Read More
Remembering Richard Pryor
More looks at the life of Richard, a comic whose impact we'll never full encompass with just a single post. Read More
Richard Pryor, 1940-2005
This post will be updated as more stories/retrospectives come in. Carson & Pryor in the same year. Ugh. Life:LA Times ObituaryA Sunday Times interview with his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor.Blog… Read More
How to Perform for 500 People (No Pressure)
Though comics like Patton Oswalt hate the one-size-fits-all format, for right now Comedy Central’s Premium Blend is the first TV stand-up performance for many a comic. (I imagine with all the… Read More
