How to suck the fun out of stand-up comedy: Lesson 1
by Punchline Magazine
August 13, 2008
Question: How do you make stand-up comedy sound as unappealing as, say, chatting with a 55-year-old, former CEO of a $1 billion Fortune 500 company? Answer: Talk to a 55-year-old former CEO of a $1 billion Fortune 500 about stand-up comedy.
In all fairness, the former CEO in question – David VanAvermaete – is by current [...]
Japan loses a stand-up comedy mainstay
by Punchline Magazine
August 13, 2008
Not a day goes by – not a day! – that we don’t get a dozen or so e-mails from dedicated readers in Osaka, Japan complaining about our lack of Japanese comedy news coverage. Our response is always the same: “Tell us when something news-worthy happens – like if, for example, your long standing stand-up [...]
Video: Greg Giraldo roasts Bob Saget
by Dylan P. Gadino
August 13, 2008
In this clip, Greg Giraldo makes fun of our favorite former sitcom dad at Ye Olde Roaste of Bob Saget, which premieres Aug. 17 on Comedy Central. My favorite part of this clip? When Giraldo talks.
Video: Greg Giraldo roasts Bob Saget
by Dylan P. Gadino
August 13, 2008
In this clip, Greg Giraldo makes fun of our favorite former sitcom dad at Ye Olde Roaste of Bob Saget, which premieres Aug. 17 on Comedy Central. My favorite part of this clip? When Giraldo talks.
Comics unite to save cats
by Punchline Magazine
August 13, 2008
Cats may not be man’s best friend but they deserve a home nonetheless. Granted, dogs deserve better homes and a cool doggie bed and maybe a badass doggie cardigan. Cats, on the other hand, don’t need or even want those things— mostly because cats could care less whether the world around them lives or dies. [...]
Weekly ComicalRadio.com blog
by Punchline Magazine
August 13, 2008
Each week, Punchline Magazine editor in chief Dylan Gadino calls in to the Danny Lobell Show (that’s comicalradio.com and cringehumor.com) to give the Punchline Magazine weekly news round up and Hot Shows of the week.
The Danny Lobell Show boasts some great stand-up comedian guests every week as well as some cringe-worthy talk from Lobell and [...]
Wednesday stand-up video: Robert Buscemi
by Punchline Magazine
August 13, 2008
In this poignant clip, comedian Robert Buscemi admits to being burdened with a very rare male sexual disorder. Check it out.
Video interview: A Tight Five with Christian Finnegan
by Dylan P. Gadino
August 13, 2008
In a brand new episode of A Tight Five brought to you by Punchline Magazine and RooftopComedy (it’s number seven, if you’re counting), we sit down with Christian Finnegan at Comix in New York City. You may know him from VH1’s Best Week Ever, or as Chad from Chappelle’s Show “Mad Real World” sketch, or from his Comedy Central album Two For Flinching or from any respectable comedy club across the nation. Or maybe you know him because you know what’s what when it comes to stand-up comedy and you can recognize real talent. Regardless, check out Christian wishing bone cancer on a former schoolmate, Katie Couric sexually propositioning him and much more!
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