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Reportedly: SuperDeluxe to be folded into AdultSwim. SuperDeluxe did some brilliant stuff - hopefully some level of web content will continue under the AdultSwim brand.
Reportedly: SuperDeluxe to be folded into AdultSwim. SuperDeluxe did some brilliant stuff - hopefully some level of web content will continue under the AdultSwim brand.
In the blog for his upcoming film "This Side of the Truth", Ricky Gervais noticed Louis C.K., who plays his best friend, looks like a teddy bear. C.K. says he's never looked worse in a film. The truth?
Comix publicist Kambri Crews foils a scammer posing as stand-up Todd Barry. Con man, as Barry, claimed he needed money to get his car out of the impound lot. Barry does not even own a car.
Brticom Spaced is coming to DVD on July 22. The Simon Pegg - Edgar Wright comedy will arrive in stores ahead of the much feared America remake.
The last two hosts for this strike-shorted season of SNL will be Shia LaBeouf and, more excitingly, Steve Carrell.
Ted Alexandro on NY Comedy: "(Tourists) come here because it's New York. If they end up at a comedy show, it's just one of the things they're doing that day... I don't even think it's important that they had a great time. Just something they go home and tell their friends we did this and that." (ChuckleDumper)
Nerve names the 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies. The list is very heavy on SNL. Didn't Mr. Show do a few brilliant parody ads? What about TIm & Eric's B'owl?
Dave Attell will host a new version of the Gong Show for Comedy Central. (Oh, and don't let the article fool you. Attell's not a "former" stand-up - the man practically IS stand-up)
Robin Williams impresses Chicago comics with both his "electric and utterly filthy set" and his friendliness backstage. Williams next performs in Minneapolis at ACME.
Jimmy Kimmel tells Reader's Digest 4 Comics Everyone Should Know. They are Chris Elliott, Tracy Morgan, Artie Lange and Zach Galifianakis.
The 10th Del Close Marathon will be held August 8th to the 10th. Over 150 shows are planned. If you have a show that you want to perform as part of the 'thon, here's the online application.
With the close of Comedy Village nigh, Dave Chappelle drops in for a surprise performance. Comedy Village, which was Boston Comedy Club when Chappelle made his NY debut, closes May 10.
What exactly are those people supposed to be doing on The Office? Here's Dwight's Org Chart (PDF) from the last episode. (Gawker)
AOL finished off its list of the 50 best sitcoms ever. Veteran sitcom scribe Ken Levine has a few issues with the rankings. You probably do too.
Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane makes a huge deal that makes him the highest paid TV producer. 20th Century Fox said that "rather lose a limb" than lose MacFarlane.
The first of four new episodes of XM Radio's comedian interview show Unmasked premieres tomorrow. First up: Lewis Black. Later: Margaret Cho, the Kids in the Hall and Janeane Garofalo (which I saw live and really enjoyed).
Daily Show writer Rob Kutner pens the optimistic tome Apocalype How covering how the world ends and how you can put that to your advantage. In stores next week or for pre ordering on Amazon now.
For the NY TV Fest, Fox is holding a sitcom script writing contest. Winner gets $25,000 and a development deal with Fox. Submissions accepts from June 2 to the 13th or (strangely) until they receive 1500 scripts, whichever is sooner.
Pilot script for the American version of "Little Britain" leaked, revealing new characters like Madonna's put upon personal assistant and a Britney Spears-ish child star. The show will air for six episodes on HBO (though it sounds more MTV or E!)
The Los Angeles Comedy Festival began last night, featuring talent from stand-up, sketch and improv. Shows continue at the McCadden Theatre til May 18th.
The Flight of the Conchords self-titled album hits #3 on the Billboard sales chart. The New Zealand duo sell 52,000 copies in its first week of sales. Get your copy here.
Reverend Bob Levy opens third comedy club bearing his name. The comic, who had a porn film made about his career, swears that the club will not traffic only in raunch, but will be for everyone.
Damon Wayans cast in sitcom pilot "Never Better" about a well-meaning but hapless dad. Another Title: "Can't Damon Wayans Do Better?"
Charges have been dropped on stunt pulled by Australian comedy group "The Chaser" The team managed to get within 50 meters of George Bush with a cast member dressed as Osama Bin Ladin.
Onion writer and Late Night candidate Joe Garden isn't taken NBC's choice to put Jimmy Fallon in the seat lying down. Here's his action plan for you if you want him in the seat instead. (TSOYA)
Mike Judge making a new film comedy with Jason Bateman entitled "Extract", about a down-on-his-luck worker. Hopefully his new studio Miramax isn't another real-life Idiocracy.
You wouldn't know it from watching NBC, but Scrubs is ending its run on the net. But the show is still in production for another season, this one on ABC.
Jerry Seinfeld files to get his domain name from a squatter and the squatter caves pretty much instantly. Many "master of his domain" puns follow.
Forget Clinton vs. Obama, who do young people prefer more Stewart or Colbert. Stewart edges Colbert generally, but Colbert gets the ladies.
Baby Mama bests Harold and Kumar at the weekend box office. With Forgetting Sarah Marshall, three of the top five movies for the weekend were comedies.















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