Comedian

In Defense Of Whitney Cummings

BuzzFeed | Posted 05.02.2012

Whitney Cummings isn't my thing. I've watched clips of her stand-up on YouTube, and almost always closed the browser before she was done talking. Joke...

How to Get Along With a Struggling Comedian

J-L Cauvin | Posted 04.11.2012

J-L Cauvin

Inspired by the "Broken Windows" theory of crime prevention, I present the "Broken Compliments and Questions About Comedy" theory on making comedians, who are struggling in the increasingly weakening middle class of comedy, happier day-to-day.

Utah Students Asked About Black History By Comedian In Blackface (VIDEO)

Posted 02.08.2012

Brigham Young University isn't exactly known for its diverse student population. In fact, just 176 out of the Utah school's 30,000 students are Africa...

Ricky Gervais On Why He'll Never Host The Oscars

www.esquire.com | Posted 01.13.2012

The comedian talks about Churchill, Caligula, Gandhi, being invited back to the Globes, and why he'll never host the Oscars. And honesty. ...

Albert Brooks Kills It At New York Film Critics Circle Awards Speech

nypost.com | Posted 03.11.2012

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in the house. Meryl Streep was there. And yet the annual awards dinner of the New York Film Critics' Circle was stol...

WATCH: Comedian Pablo Francisco On His New Special

Posted 01.03.2012

Comedian Pablo Francisco has a unique energy on stage. In fact, his whole delivery is non-stop. So get ready. He was first introduced to mains...

Comedian Richard Lewis: Anxiety poster child

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.30.2012

Marshall Fine

He's in the midst of a full-scale media blitz in Manhattan - doing The View, the Howard Stern Show, Keith Olbermann, Joy Behar - but comedian Richard ...

WATCH: Why It's Great That America Is Going Downhill

Posted 11.15.2011

"America may be entering it's Michael Jordan on the Wizards period." So says comedian Christian Finnegan (Are We There Yet?, Chappelle's Show) in h...

Goodbye to the Nice Guy With the Crazy Eyes

Marc Hershon | Posted 10.15.2011

Marc Hershon

2011-08-15-Screenshot20110815at1.19.20PM.jpg A garrulous performer, Vic Dunlop was one of a small collection of satchel-toting prop comics who tended to use his powers for good

This Old Guy Walks Into a Comedy Club...

Marc Hershon | Posted 10.08.2011

Marc Hershon

Richard Carter, 1920-2011 I just learned that Richard Carter passed away at the age of 91 last month, over across the bay in Concord, CA. He was a wa...

A Duck Walks Into A Bar...

John Gascot | Posted 05.25.2011

John Gascot

I have never really been much of a Gilbert Gottfried fan. Sure, I thought he made an OK , if not slightly annoying duck and a pretty funny parrot, but...

The Night I Met Louis C.K.

Michelle Cacciatore | Posted 05.25.2011

Michelle Cacciatore

The next time you're watching Louis C.K.'s YouTube clips on your lunch break, wondering if he's all you'd imagine he'd be in real life, know that he's not. He's much more.

Support Our Gay Youth... So They Won't Feel Alone Like Me

Jason Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Stuart

I was the first openly gay comedian to headline mainstream comedy clubs and had a lot of success in the 90s touring around the good old USA.

The Second-Hand Draft

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Camp

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Justin Bieber Better Than the GOP on Health Care? (video)

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Camp

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IGNORE The Wisconsin Protests and Instead LOOK OVER THERE! (video)

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Camp

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An Ode to All the Homophobes

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Lee Camp

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Wali Collins on Self-Defense

Posted 06.25.2011

I love this joke from the very talented comic Wali Collins. He kept me guessing till the end! -MT Jokes.com ...

Heckler vs. Comedian

Posted 06.29.2011

There's nothing worse for a comedian than being derailed by a heckler. But only the best comics can win the crowd back. Watch this! -MT ...

Wendy Liebman on Her Husband

Posted 06.29.2011

Good comics don't only deliver laughs in their stand-up--some of the smarter ones save their best material for their sit-down. Take a look at the h...

'Burka Woman' Satire Video Sparks Outrage

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

A Pakistani comedian's music video send-up of the pop classic "Oh, Pretty Woman" is being slammed in the blogosphere as a mockery of Muslim values. ...

THEATRE: Comedian Dane Cook To Make Broadway Debut

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

If you can't find your favorite comedian on tour or at the clubs in the months ahead, check to see if he's performing on Broadway. Dane Cook, the stan...

ART BOOK: Steve Martin's New Book 'An Object Of Beauty'

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Walking down Madison Avenue on a sunny afternoon last week Steve Martin had the look of a movie star in thin disguise, wearing tinted glasses and a ch...

Entertainment and Politics

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

The phenomenon of TV personalities throwing their own "rallies" certainly breaks new ground in both the political arena and the entertainment world -- politics has truly become indistinguishable from show business.

Don Hepner Brightens Spirits Telling Jokes Off The Interstate

Posted 05.25.2011

Don Hepner is telling jokes off interstate 74 in Davenport, Iowa, for fifty cents apiece. He calls himself the off-road comic and hopes his jokes can ...