Kickstarter is amazing. It's especially amazing for industrious, talented artists who lack the connections and capital usually needed to realize their dreams. In fact, it's been a pleasure recently to see photographer Seth Olenick's book of comedian portraits, comedian Sue Costello's one-woman show and an

What started as one comedian's off-the-cuff vocal displeasure over the way a well-respected comedy institution runs its business evolved into a needlessly divisive, hostile online battle fought via Facebook updates and Tumblr posts.

I'm not including screengrabs or quoting from those comments here, because, honestly, it's not going to move...

Oh, so you know how Katt Williams announced his retirement? Right. Well, I guess he was just joking? "Katt is definitely not retiring," his reps said in a statement. "He will be moving forward with the tour." In fact, Williams is due to perform in Houston tonight at...

Since the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of Gilda's Club announced this week their plans to change the name of their organization by removing any reference to late comedian and Saturday Night Live great Gilda Radner, after whom the non-profit was named, there's been an incredible amount of backlash-- and in my...

Proving that artists can work with major entertainment brands while maintaining creative control, Louis C.K., the unofficial leader of the direct-to-fan model of distribution, will film his next stand-up special for HBO. "I am doing a stand-up special for HBO," C.K. tweeted Nov. 12. "It will be avail on louisck.com...

Ever since Louis C.K. struck a deal with FX three years ago to produce his own show, comedians across the country have been telling their agents and managers, "I want the Louis C.K. deal."

At the heart of the deal is total creative freedom and control of the business...

Before Take This Waltz was even available through Video On Demand (which it currently is) and before its theatrical debut (June 29) so much has been made of comedian Sarah Silverman's full-frontal nude scene. How do I know it? Well, besides anecdotal evidence, a quick look at Laughspin's statistics showed...

You may have heard by now that well-respected (and very rich) British comedian Jimmy Carr has come under fire for not paying taxes. In short, Carr took part in a totally legal tax filing process, wherein he was able to pay as little as one percent on income tax. And...

By now you've undoubtedly heard about the trio of gruesome cannibal-esque attacks -- one of which resulted in death -- that have dominated news headlines for the last week. But as a matter of convenience, let's review.

On or around May 24, 29-year-old former porn star Luka Rocco Magnotta

Seeing as he hadn't signed on to produce Community -- even after it was announced it had been renewed for a new season -- we knew it wasn't looking good for Dan Harmon. And now it's official. The creator and executive producer of the Thursday night comedy -- which just...