Rosie O’Donnell returns to stand-up roots with NBC variety show

by Chase Roper

The once foul mouthed fem comic, Rosie O’Donnell is returning to her roots in stand-up comedy with a new NBC variety special, Rosie Live. Although once infamous for her politically charged comments on ABC’s The View – most of which were aimed at the residing conservative, Elizabeth Hasselbeck – O’Donnell admits that sort of thing [...]

Thursday stand-up audio clip: Robert Schimmel

by Punchline Magazine

Robert Schimmel’s 1998 album If You Buy this CD, I Can Get This Car may be the veteran comedian’s definitive collection. This track, partly about his daughter talking to him about sex, is an excellent example of that. Check it out.

Read our interview with Schimmel in our archives.

Jeff Dunham surpasses South Park for Comedy Central ratings record

by Punchline Magazine

Comedy Central favorite Jeff Dunham shattered the network’s ratings records with his special, Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special which aired last weekend.  According to TV Week, the special “surpassed South Park’s 1998 cliffhanger resolution, “Cartman’s Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut,” which drew 6.2 million viewers.
If you were not one of the 6.6 million viewers that [...]

Thursday stand-up video: Pete Dominick

by Punchline Magazine

In the most intense scene we’ve ever witnessed him in, comedian Pete Dominick tells a tale of wedded bliss. Check it out.

Read our interview with Pete Dominick here.