Kyle Cease to thank every ‘Stand-up Showdown’ voter in daily podcast

by Chase Roper

Kyle Cease has upped the ante in the Comedy Central Stand-Up Showdown. Currently, if anyone sends Cease a message, comment, etc on either Myspace or Facebook to let him know that they voted for him in the Stand-Up Showdown, he will thank them by name on his daily podcast. Could this method of thanking people [...]

Will John Mayer take his stand-up to TV?

by Punchline Magazine

You may know that John Mayer has been dabbling in stand-up comedy for the last few years. Having become best friends with comedian Sherrod Small (pictured here with Mayer) of Best Week Ever fame and hence welcomed to New York’s famed Comedy Cellar on occasion, Mayer’s gotten a few stand-up comedy related headlines.
Now comes word [...]

Kevin James blames stand-up comedy for his weight

by Brendan McLaughlin

This is a new one: in a recent interview with the New York Post, comedian/actor Kevin James blames his weight problem on stand-up comedy. Well, not comedy per se, but the lifestyle that goes along with it.
“I wasn’t always a big guy,” James said. “Stand-up ruined it for me. I would be sitting at [...]

Christian Finnegan, Marc Maron raise bucks for pups

by Punchline Magazine

Punchline Magazine’s comedian friend and occasional guest blogger Lord Carrett is producing another one of his ultra-excellent animal rescue fundraising shows. It’s going down at the Metropolitan Room in New York this Saturday, Jan. 17 at 9:30 pm. There’s a $25 cover, which all goes to Mighty Mutts, a no-kill animal shelter.
If you’re in the [...]

Must see: Lewis Black’s TV spots for Aruba

by Dylan P. Gadino

I’m not what you’d consider well-traveled. But I did go to Aruba on my honeymoon three years ago. Having gone to the Jersey Shore all my life for vacation, seeing blue water and white beaches for me was like a Southern Cali resident’s first snow.
Now that I’ve found out Lewis Black has become the official [...]