A few weeks ago, we introduced you to the Laugh Factory’s weekly live event, The Kevin Nealon Show. In short, the Saturday Night Live alum introduces a great comic onstage to the famous venue’s Los Angeles location to perform a few minutes of comedy, and then invites them back onstage for a fun chat. Think of it as Inside the Actors Studio without the creepy host; also replace the pretentious actors and actresses with comedians, who, are way the opposite of that.
This week, Nealon welcomed comedian Brad Williams. Check it out below!
And while you’re at it, check out a few more episodes — featuring Mike Epps and Adam DeVine — after the jump.
So we already knew that Snoop Dogg was joining forces with stand-up comedian Mike Epps for a music and comedy tour, kicking off on April 27. But what we didn’t know is that Mike Epps is the equivalent of Snoop in the comedy world. How can we be sure? Because muthafuckin’ Snoop said so himself. Check out the video below.
Back in May 2007, comedian Guy Earle introduced the next comic during the open mic at Zesty’s Restaraunt in Vancouver, Canada. A couple strolled in toward the end of the show, sat down at the front of the stage, and proceeded to heckle Earle. Offensive words were launched from both sides including targeting sexes and sexuality. After the show, Earle snapped a pair of sunglasses belonging to the drunken couple after twice having water thrown in his face by them.
This may not be an entirely common scenario, but something similar happens to every comic eventually. What is unique here is that Earle’s hecklers were a lesbian couple who believe they were victims of a homophobic verbal assault and harassment. A friend of the couple had shared a recount of what was said to have occurred that night and alleged that Earle told the couple, “You’re fat and ugly, no wonder you’re lesbians, you can’t get a man; that’s why you’re dykes. You must be on the rag, you stupid dykes.”
Later this month, Earle faces the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal where, if he loses the case, Earle will owe the hecklers $20,000 plus legal fees on top of the expenses he’s already incurred over the last three years.
“I don’t hate anybody based on their sexual orientation or whatever,” Guy says, “but I do hate hecklers. Sometimes I get a little vehement .”
So readers, what we’d like to know from you is can a comic go too far when handling unruly audience members? Should hecklers be allowed to sue comics over hurt feelings and broken sunglasses? Are there “protected groups of people that should be “off limits” or was this just another Michael-Richards-esque example of the comic not being funny enough to pull it off? Leave your comments.
When we reported on March 4 that Hulu had failed to strike a deal with Viacom (who owns Comedy Central) to keep publishing clips from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, we referenced the three-year-old lawsuit Viacom has against YouTube for allowing Comedy Central’s copyrighted material to be posted on the massive video sharing site.
Today, that lawsuit was pushed to the forefront as the opening briefs became public. And as boring as this has the potential to sound, it’s not; both parties are firing some pretty heavy allegations at each other. And the outcome of this whole debacle has equally as heavy consequences for the way comedy is shared online. So let’s get to the accusations.
Two days ago, comedian Kathy Griffin announced that she would descend on our nation’s capitol today to hold a rally in an effort to convince Congress to repeal what she feels is the outdated “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which the U.S. Army employs. And she wasn’t joking at all.
In short, the policy says, if you’re gay and you’re in the military, don’t tell the rest of the military; and in turn, the rest of the military won’t ask you who you’d rather have sex with.
“I was nervous the whole time because it’s not my world, obviously,” Griffin said at the rally today, according to IrishCentral.com. “Also, I have a problem with the potty mouth, so I didn’t know how far I could go when joking with these legislators — and I learned not far at all. Almost every one of my jokes was taken as a serious statement, even when I asked the majority whip to whip me.”
But in case you’re thinking that this was just another way for the press-friendly Griffin to create headlines — she was also filming for her reality show, My Life on the D-List — the comedian did some serious work this week in D.C.
Kathy Griffin arrives at the Don't Ask Don't Tell rally in Washington. Photo by @MMonides
IrishCentral reports that, “Kathy spent the best part of a week in Washington attending strategy sessions with gay rights activists. On Wednesday night she attended the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association dinner and Thursday she attended a Human Rights Campaign Rally at Freedom Plaza.”
The other day, we mentioned that Zach Galifianakis was going to be honored at the ShoWest film festival as the Comedy Star of the Year. Well, that day has come. It’s happening today. And the folks at Hollywood Reporter had a quick, yet entertaining chat with the man.
Among the funny bits, Zach’s first date movie was the rather raunchy Eddie Murphy concert film Raw. “I know, a terrible thing to choose, but I wanted to see it,” Zach explains. “Eddie Murphy was wearing that fancy leather suit. But she became my high school sweetheart. She was four inches taller than me.
Check out the full read and learn about Zach’s gold shoelaces, his former plans to build a pool in Central Park and his dream of one day becoming a simple farmer.
While comedian Jim Gaffigan didn’t have a huge role in the three seasons of TBS original comedy, My Boys, fans of the show would agree his Andy character was integral– not to mention, hilarious.
It came out today, however, that Gaffigan, in an effort to focus on his always-demanding stand-up touring schedule, will be leaving the show in its fourth season, which premieres July 25. His character will move overseas, according to Zap2It. Veteran character actress Rachael Harris (The Hangover) will join the cast.
Congratulations are in order for comedian Pete Lee, the winner of CMT (that’s right, Country Music Television) and Rooftop Comedy’s search for the Next Big Comic. Having survived through five weeks of stiff competition based on online voting, Lee earned himself a spot in the upcoming Aspen Comedy Festival, his second time in as many years that he’ll to perform there.
The competition started back in February when 12 comics were selected by Rooftop Comedy to compete, all established comedians in their own right but were only on the verge of breaking out. Through the weeks they were slowly eliminated, until only four remained. Given the caliber of talent that made it that far, including John Ramsey, Jessi Campbell and Ryan Singer, it should be considered quite an honor to win.
Lee made an acceptance speech, which is featured below in addition to his award-winning set. Check it out, and be sure to catch him at the upcoming Aspen Comedy Festival. Well done, Mr. Lee.
Comedy Central darling Nick Swardson has been tapped to star in a cross promotional campaign that teams up Vitamin Water and the NCAA basketball tournament. In a series of spots called “Mad Tips,” Swardson gives his audience helpful hints on how to better enjoy this year’s college sporting event of the year. In each of the ads — check them out below — a co-star is also featured; 30 Rock’s Katrina Bowden, Kevin Farley and John Farley are all represented. Enjoy!
We reported on Feb. 9 that Brian Posehn, stand-up comedian and co-star of the Sarah Silverman Program, would be releasing his second live album, plainly titled Fart and Wiener Jokes.
Now we’re excited to share with you two preview tracks from the album, which is set for release on April 27 on Relapse Records, one of the country’s largest purveyor of extreme metal bands.
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Back in May 2007, comedian Guy Earle introduced the next comic during the open mic at Zesty’s Restaraunt in Vancouver, Canada. A couple strolled in toward the end of the show, sat down at the front of the stage, 
Two days ago, comedian Kathy Griffin announced that she would descend on our nation’s capitol today to hold a rally in an effort to convince Congress to repeal what she feels is the outdated “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy which the U.S. Army employs. And she wasn’t joking at all.
The other day, 
While comedian Jim Gaffigan didn’t have a huge role in the three seasons of TBS original comedy, My Boys, fans of the show would agree his Andy character was integral– not to mention, hilarious.
We 
