Self-hating comic in the U.K. Independent

The U.K. Independent, for reasons that are unfathomable, features a pathetic 1,762-word rant by British comedian Alexei Sayle. All you […]

Burke as Caveman at Nugget nightly

Kevin Burke will perform Rob Becker‘s “Defending The Caveman” at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas six nights a […]

Just For Laughs abandoning Montreal?

Go to the Montreal Just For Laughs website and click on the link to “Festival,” then click on the link […]

Wayans walks, five minutes before Friday 2nd show

The El Paso Times is reporting that Damon Wayans walked on a room full of fans five minutes before the […]

Musical chair$ in late night TV

Ben Grossman, writing in Broadcasting & Cable, says that an unnamed source says that some NBC suits met with Jon […]

LCS UPDATE: Pete Dominick turns down LCS

Someone wrote to us and asked why the producers of the program didn’t show Pete Dominick advancing to the next […]

Comics wield unprecedented pop culture power?

Meta Wagner, writing in her Vox Pop column for PopMatters entitled “Surrender yourself to the attack of the comedians,” seems […]

Jesus wept… with laughter!

Sorry. We couldn’t come up with anything less blasphemous or more clever. Anyway, this post is about a pair of […]

Steinberg pens bio

Comedian David Steinberg has a book out, called “The Book Of David.” The Toronto Star calls it a “non-linear, blithely […]

Friday night at Philadelphia's Helium

Rex Morgan, Tom Wilson, Legendary Wid, at the bar at Helium (PHL) Friday night (Photo credit: Patricia Wall) We found […]

NBC re-running the premiere of LCS

For readers in the Pacific Time Zone, be advised that NBC is re-running the premiere episode of Last Comic Standing […]

William Fleming, wrote for Jackie Vernon

The Minneapolis Star-Turbine has an obit for William Fleming, who died June 6, at the age of 79, from pneumonia. […]

Last Comic Standing: Ignorance abounds

Just got a comment on our giant LCS wrapup posting. It goes like this: Letting the pros in on this […]

Zaino's blog: "Comedy, music and musings&quot

FOS Nick Zaino promises to dedicate some of his new blog, The Optimistic Curmudgeon to comedy. His first such posting […]

Last Comic Standing beaten by dancers?

In an interview in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal with Alonzo Bodden, the Season 3 Winner continues the ruse: Commenting […]

I hope I don't Bombay!

An article on NewKerala.com, a news and infotainment cite covering India and the region, tells of a new series: Comedy […]

Patton Oswalt quizzed by TimeOut Chicago

Steve Heisler, writing for TimeOut Chicago, interrogates Patton Oswalt, giving him a chance to say some interesting things about the […]

Eponyms are doing it for themselves

Somehow, FOS Lisa Corrao discovered that she and an animator at an outfit called 4EyedAnimation shared the same last name. […]

The Mandatory Reading light is flashing. Check out this Houston Press article that tells the sad tale of the rise […]

Last Comic Standing, Season 5, Episode 1

Let’s all breathe deeply… Innnnn… Ouuutttt… Once more… Innnnn… Ouuutttt… Let’s go to our happy place. Ant is a judge. […]

Last Comic Standing appetizer

An article in USA Today by Gary Strauss features the previous seasons’ winners and does a “Where are they now” […]

Last Comic Standing– 25 hours from now

The countdown begins… or continues. No matter– we are going to be watching the new season of the hit NBC […]

Clean comedians over 40

Comedian Brian Mann is producing a series of shows at the Long Beach Playhouse that books nothing but clean comedians […]

Mr. Warmth on Ferguson, Sykes on Tonight

Did anyone see Don Rickles on Late Late Show last night? Who knew that Rickles has a book on the […]

Seattle sees second new club since February

It’s not in Seattle proper, but Dave Dennison‘s new Laughs Comedy Spot is in Kirkland, just across Lake Washington. It […]

Irish reality show features class clowns

A Meath Chronicle article on a new series on Irish TV that follows six comedians as they venture back to […]

Montreal-bound? Passport restrictions eased ADDENDUM

In followup AP stories, this was found: From now until the end of September, they said, travelers would be allowed […]

Comedy's not in Kansas (City) any more

According to KCStar columnist Hearne Christopher Jr., “For the first time in decades neither south Kansas City nor Overland Park […]

Canadian Comedy Network's new lineup

The northern equivalent of Comedy Central has announced their 10th anniversary season slate of shows, some imported (from England or […]

NBC displays respect for comedians

Reads the headline in a fantasy world. Witness the illustration on the front page of the NBC website (above). It’s […]

Back from Goodnights; June is short film month

Always a good time in Raleigh. It’s one of the few clubs with a house emcee. In this case, it’s […]

Condemned Texas man seeks gags

We can’t make this shit up. 39-year-old Patrick Knight will die June 26, barring any meddling from well-meaning but misguided […]

It's not like it was ever easy in the first place

An article on Backstage.com (“Where Can Comics Go Without Sitcoms?”) by Andrew Salomon tells of the changing landscape in Hollywood. […]

Greetings from Raleigh, North Carolina!

We’re in Raleigh, at Goodnights. It should be a good weekend– One show tonight, two Saturday, one Sunday. Josh Blue […]

Lovitz signs lifetime contract w/Factory

AP tells of an ingenious publicity stunt cooked up by the Laugh Factory. They’ve signed Jon Lovitz to a contract […]

Sitcom to remain dead @ NBC

NBC finished fourth in the ratings. Fourth. We’ll say it again– Fourth. So they canned Kevin Reilly and put a […]

Remembering Charles Nelson Reilly

The actor’s passing on May 25 in Los Angeles went without mention in these pages. Last night however, we received […]

PHL City Paper

On the Philadelphia City Paper website, under the heading of “Things That Matter To People Who Matter,” is the following: […]

Standup around the globe: Nigeria

He’s a regular at clubs and villages up and down the west coast… Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up […]

Barbolak Funniest Mom

An article in the North County Times (CA) says that Vicki Barbolak (website) has won the title of Funniest Mom […]