Last Comic Standing, Season 6; episode four: live blog

by Dylan P. Gadino

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We’re in Minneapolis today, kids for some more auditions– the Acme Comedy Company to be exact; it’s a stellar club that gets excellent comics all year round.
Pete Lee has a pretty solid set; he gets passed.
Alex Thomas: though I was a bit scared of his black gloves, he seems very at ease, very natural.
Jared Logan: [...]

If I was a monologue writer…

by Brendan McLaughlin

This would be my two cents on this killer piece of news: Former Clinton scandal participants Gennifer Flowers and Paula Jones have made a website, genniferandpaula.com, where people can download clips of the two women discussing their fabled pasts. Each clip costs $1.99. The two women talk about sex, politics, and being [...]

Get a muthafuckin’ Chris Rock Father’s Day card, bitch!

by Dylan P. Gadino

I was at a Hallmark store last night picking up a Webkinz – the turtle – for a friend’s daughter when I realized how much of a shitty son I would be if I didn’t pick up a Father’s Day card for my father and grandfather (I figured my brother wouldn’t mind if I skipped [...]

Ricky Gervais coming back to the States for stand-up gigs

by Daniel Perlman

While Ricky Gervais is not best known as a stand-up comedian, the original Office creator’s recent success in the field can’t be disputed. Following his first two stand-up tours, Animals and Politics, Gervais’ 2007 show Fame shattered the record for fastest-selling UK stand-up tour, selling 100,000 tickets in nine minutes.
Gervais will be doing stand-up [...]

George Carlin to receive Kennedy Center award

by Daniel Perlman

Legendary comedian George Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center in November. It’s a well-deserved honor for the 71-year-old, who just performed his 14th HBO special, It’s Bad For Ya.
“They’ve named me for this year’s winner, but it’s not even on the Internet yet,” Carlin told [...]

Thursday stand-up video: Gerry Dee

by Punchline Magazine

Comedian Gerry Dee began his life of racism very young. But he didn’t mean it. Check it out.