Category: Stand-Up Comedy

Paper Covers Rock

Though I admire The Onion, I pretty much skip over the front page headlines these days. They’re still very funny, but I know their format and voice well enough that the surprise is gone. Instead… Read More

I Wouldn’t Say it was a Bad Set…

Christian Finnegan supplies for starting comics a what they say/what they mean about post-bomb comments.  It’s humor, but (ha-ha) “it’s funny cuz it’s true!” My… Read More

Last Comic Gets a Winner, NBC a Big Loser

So first, NBC gives up the finale of “Last Comic Standing” to Comedy Central, but then they mute any ratings by announcing Alonzo Bodden won the contest, which kinda kills the suspense of… Read More

Last “No Respects” 2

Been reading the obituaries for Rodney Dangerfield and was struck by how rare he was. As he stated in his LA Times obituary: “I’m very lucky to have an image. Most comedians do not have an… Read More

“Last Comic” Stood Up

According to Jay Mohr‘s web site, NBC has dumped the final episode of Last Comic Standing which would crown the third season victor. The winner instead will be announced at some point during a… Read More

Last “No Respects”

The joke of the day on October 5 from the late Rodney Dangerfield‘s web site: “I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a cemetery plot. The guy said, ‘There goes the… Read More

But I Ask, Who’s Gonna Follow in Carrottop’s Footprints?

Salon published an interesting pair of articles on comedy trailblazers. The first, uses the recent Lenny Bruce box set Let The Buyer Beware as an impetus to find ten comics today who not so much carry… Read More
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