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Bruce Hills, COO of JFL, on BC Human Rights Tribunal
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Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 7
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Both Halves of the Staff at Cleveland Improv
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Last Comic Standing, Season 6, Episode 6: Analysis
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The press release heralds the opening of a new comedy club on Long Island, in Farmingdale. It’s called National Lampoon’s […]
Seattle's "dysfunctional family"
Comedian Alysia Wood recently attended a barbecue that attracted a sizeable chunk of the Seattle comedy community. The reunion prompted […]
Carlin's last interview
With Jay Dixit, a senior editor at Psychology Today, on June 13. The lady in my life Sally Wade and […]
NJ health insurance on the Politico
18 months ago, John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei left The Washington Post to create The Politico, a multi-platform, political […]
Carlin's dead
AP is saying that legendary standup comic George Carlin has died in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of […]
Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 5, analysis
Let’s recap: The folks who got red envelopes (according to our sources) were Shazia Mirza, Stephen K. Amos. Kojo and […]
Last Comic Standing: Episode 5, Miami, tonight
On February 18, just after our encounter with Bill Bellamy at the secret audition in Atlanta, we posted about an […]
Insipid lawmakers seek to kill improv in CHI?
Some Chicago political hack wants to pass a law that will require mountains of paperwork, fees, proof of insurance, fingerprinting […]
Always ask if you can work dirty
A large, American-based news syndicator is reporting that Joan Rivers was asked to leave a live British television show during […]
PGH comics fight drink tax
An Associated Press article on an Allegheny County nitwit legislator who pushed a drink tax to subsidize public transportation in […]
XM/Sirius deal closer?
Kevin Martin, head of the FCC, has recommended that the commission vote to approve Sirius’ buyout of XM if each […]
What is this noise they make? I'm scared!
From BlogCritics.org, comes this passage, from a belated review of the Best of Comic Relief DVD boxed set: So why […]
Female Half uploads post # 200
Road Atlas Shrugged, the Female Half’s personal blog (described as “Profound analysis mixed with sheer idiocy”) is 200 posts old […]
Last Comic Standing: Episode 3(?), June 12
It’s Minneapolis and Nashville. They take over the Acme Comedy Co. Did they just diss Dwight Slade? Did they show […]
Rochester Comix Cafe gone
One year ago, we posted about the demise of the Comix Cafe in Buffalo, NY. The Buffalo Cafe crowds were […]
Last Comic Standing: Out so far?
Unconfirmed rumors that the following finalists have already been eliminated. Papa CJ Esther Ku Paul Foot God’s Pottery Don’t forget […]
Message to Terry Morrow
Terry Morrow (pictured at left), a writer for Scripps Howard News Service, is at it again. It’s an annual thing. […]
"Mr. Pelicano? Chris Rock on line one…"
Agence France Presse is reportng that Chris Rock, “was the victim of a practical joke while on tour in South […]
Voicing animated characters a career-killer?
Linda Holmes has written an article on MSNBC.com asking “Will Jack Black survive ‘Kung Fu Panda?’” The article hinges on […]
Last Comic Standing: Red envelope madness
Houston auditioner Chris Voth, got what might be called a “provisional” red envelope when he auditioned this past February. He […]
Burmese comedian detained
We still call it Burma… and we wish the news outlets would, too. The folks who are running the show […]
Last Comic Standing: June 5 episode
Shashi Batia (we won’t waste the bold code on her name) was the audition from Hell or whatever they’ve been […]
Last Comic Standing: 8 to 10 PM EDT tonight
Can the stomach take two hours? Someone who calls himself “Joe Reality,” who writes for RealityTVMagazine.com, says: In a special […]
Frank D'Amico, actor and comedian
Kris Knight is circulating the following, via MySpace bulletin: Dear Friends, I am reluctant to pass on this grave news […]
Last Comic Standing: Behind the scenes?
Just what in the name of Red Skelton is going on here? A Scripps-Howard News Service piece by Terry Morrow, […]
Mullany to be remembered at Factory
This Sunday, June 8, at 2 PM, at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, there’ll be a gathering/memorial for Mitch […]
What is hip?
A question bandied about long before Tower of Power weighed in on the issue. And, quite honestly, a question we’re […]
Kahaney first ejected from Food Net series
Cory Kahaney is 0 for 2 on reality TV shows– the LCS alum was the first chef eliminated from the […]
Last Comic Standing: Rumor that Foot amputated
We published earlier that British comic Paul Foot made the Final Twelve. Now, we’re hearing that Foot has been booted. […]
Last Comic Standing: Further reflections
Christopher Rocchio interviews LCS host Bill Bellamy and new producer David Friedman for an article for RealityTVWorld.com. David Friedman was […]
Last Comic Standing: Season 6, Episode 1, L.A.
The first segment of tonight’s episode is especially grating. We’ve seen segments on The Weather Channel that had more laughs. […]
Harvey Korman, 81
After a stint in the U.S. Navy during WWII, Korman studied at the Goodman School of Drama at the Chicago […]
Last Comic Standing: The Nielsens
From the NBC press release: Thursday from 9:30-11 p.m. ET, the season premiere of “Last Comic Standing” averaged a 2.4/6 […]
RUMOR: Mitch Mullany dead
The following blog entry appeared on comedian Butch Bradley‘s MySpace profile: If you haven’t heard the sad news we have […]
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