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“More comedian” on MySpace: The Male Half!
We’ve been hearing about how Facebook is surging in popularity. How it’s leaving MySpace in the dust and how folks […]
The banana republic that is ComedyCentral.com
Have you noticed the vote totals on ComedyCentral.com’s Comedy Showdown? They swing wildly. The Female Half was logging on regularly […]
Kevin James: Standup made me fat
Or so he tells the NYPost, by way of ContactMusic.com: I wasn’t always a big guy. Stand-up ruined it for […]
A man of parts and fashion
Have a peek inside the head of Mikita Brottman, Ph.D, as he explores the mysteries of laughter in a piece […]
Controversy in Quebec
Comedian George Braithwaite dropped us a line to let us know that a year-end wrap-up show in Quebec, Bye Bye, […]
Avoiding the "Second Comedy Bust"
The last thing we want to do is tell a club owner how to conduct his business. Well, maybe not […]
"Questionable?" According to whom?
The Miami Herald has a piece on the South Beach Comedy Festival. (That link takes you to the stubby article […]
A color headshot for a half a buck
We were supposed to show up with a headshot this weekend. We have several beautiful, color headshots printed up on […]
"Comedy Clubs Are Popular Again"
That’s the headline of the Hartford Courant article that we were hipped to by FOS Guy MacPherson. “Now is the […]
Showtime back slinging standup?
Editors note: Sometimes we’re sloppy. Case in point– we didn’t link to Paul Ogata’s website when we posted this item. […]
Bob Lazarus
Nick Zaino’s BostonComedy blog is reporting that Bob Lazarus has lost his fight with leukemia. “Laz” was diagnosed with the […]
If your mother says she loves you, check it out
The Rainbow Room is closing. Right? Wrong. The Rainbow Grill is closing. So, what’s the difference? Here’s the difference, from […]
Open house in Easton, PA
From left to right: Eric Lyden, Chris Monte, Alex House, The Female Half, The Male Half (not pictured: Joe Starr) […]
That Griffin line is ancient
We’ve notice chatter here and there on the internet regarding Kathy Griffin’s outburst on CNN the other night that suggests […]
Kathy Griffin marginalizes male prostitutes
During the Anderson Cooper’s NYE celebration, co-host Kathy Griffin interrupts The Coop with this screechy tirade: “Shut UP! You know […]
Apatow standup movie to feature… comics
SlashFilm says that Dave Attell, Andy Dick, Norm MacDonald and Sarah Silverman. have cameo roles in Judd Apatow’s “Funny People.” […]
Cook's Bro Cooks Books
The Boston Globe is reporting that Darryl McCauley, Dane Cook’s 43-year-old half-brother and business manager, has been charged with embezzling […]
Our posting capabilities are restored!
We had some jiggering to do to our Blogger settings. We are now fully operational!
Barbados closed on Christmas?
That’s the MS Prinsendam on the left. And that’s our home for eight days on the right. They’re tied up […]
Halves of the Staff back from the high seas
The Male Half of the Staff encounters Whoopi Goldberg on deck four of the Serenade of the Seas. Whoopi Goldberg […]
Specter's polish jokes a "tragedy"
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) told a couple of Polish jokes before a crowd of a few hundred Republicans in […]
Comedians are big fans of thinking and cognition
So the results of a recent Tufts study on dieting may be of interest to any comics out there trying […]
NatLamp execs indicted UPDATE
The Philadelphia Inquirer had a followup yesterday. The indictments were handed down in the district court just across the river […]
NatLamp's chairman and other officers indicted
The executives who run National Lampoon have apparently all been indicted for manipulating the company’s stock. Associated Press has a […]
Downstairs at the Old Bar at Goodnights
Saturday night, in Raleigh. That’s The Male Half, Charlie Viracola, Unidentified Viracola sibling (Sorry!), The Female Half and comic Leroy […]
A/V Club asks comedians about music
This article is an ideal timewaster (and we don’t mean that in a bad way). The Onion A/V Club assembled […]
Better comedy through medicine?
It happens rarely, but the occasional consumer of comedy will accost one of us comedians after a show (or, super-rarely, […]
Inside the last ghost of the British Empire
That’s the title of Peter Hitchens’ column detailing his trip to the heart of the darkness that is the capital […]
Huge Ackman/Oscars followup
Sharp-eyed reader John Wessling sends us a link to a Newser.com (?) article that contains the following quote: “He is […]
Hugh Jackman to host Oscars
So, why should we care that Hugh Jackman has been chosen as the host of the Academy Awards telecast? Because […]
… as long as you spell the name right
We’re perplexed. We’re reminded of the time The Female Half of the Staff went to the local library and asked […]
Lou Wallach out at Comedy Central
Variety reports that Viacom is laying off some people. Among those headed out the door is Lou Wallach, who was […]
Second thoughts on Leno @ 10 PM
Fifty per cent more people are watching television at 10 PM than they are at 11:30. Hmmm… Perhaps this Leno […]
Leno every night at 10 PM?
On NBC. That’s what Nikki Finke is saying. NBC head Jeff Zucker is ratcheting down expectations among stockholders and other […]
"I can't talk right now. I'm driving a hot dog."
Looking for a nice gig in which to hideout while weathering the possible upcoming economic storm? How about driving the […]
“Mock Stars” reviewed
Steve Macone wrote a concise review of John Wenzel’s “Mock Stars” in Blast Magazine. (We referred to Wenzel in our […]
There's something happening here…
FOS Rabbi Bob Alper spotted this column in USAToday by former Orlando Sentinel religion correspondent Mark I. Pinsky entitled “Putting […]
“Hitler’s Comedy Career”
A bit of inspired YouTube mischief by British comic Dominic Frisby. You will click “play” and you will laugh. It’s […]
Seattle Comedy Competition winner
It’s Tommy Savitt (website here). Read about the victory in the Seattle Times.
The definitive Kiwi comedy article?
It’s an opus from the New Zealand Herald this past weekend. It’s full of references to folks we’ve never heard […]
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