Video preview: Jeff Dunham’s Christmas special

by Dylan P. Gadino

This Sunday, Comedy Central will premiere Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special at 9 pm. No doubt, ventriloquists have incredibly bad reputations; Dunham is one, however, that most of this country seems to like– a lot. The dude is huge. To be honest, I’m not a ventriloquism fan, but I do believe in anyone who’s [...]

First Middle Eastern comedy fest hits in December

by Brendan McLaughlin

Who says no good news comes out of the Middle East? The City of Amman in Jordan has just announced plans to launch the Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival, the first stand-up comedy festival ever to hit that part of the world. The event is scheduled to run from Dec. 2 to Dec. 5 at the [...]

Video: Marc Maron’s inner dialogue

by Dylan P. Gadino

If you visit this spot on the Internet semi often, you’ll know that I’ve blogged about Maron V Seder before. I intend to continue doing it. Why? First off, I believe Maron is one of the top two stand-up comedians in the country; plus I happen to like Sam Seder as well. Secondly, Maron V [...]