Jim David: Notorious F.A.G.

by Reid Faylor

Jim David is a comedian. Clearly. The man has the confidence, charm and control that mark a veteran of the field; he’s polished from years of experience.... 

Glenn Wool: Let Your Hands Go

by Heather Height

While anyone can point out hypocrisy, and maybe even get a laugh, it takes a special kind of mind to mix the sardonic with the silly, the way Glenn Wool... 

Kevin Camia: Kindness

by John Delery

Hate to agree with Grouchy Old Pinheads Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, but it really is time to “take back America” — from them and the rest of their... 

Robert Buscemi: Palpable

by John Delery

Not that Robert Buscemi deceives the IRS when he writes “comedian” on the occupation line of his tax return; it’s just that his overriding job is... 

Tom Simmons: Keep Up

by Noah Gardenswartz

Tom Simmons – let’s place him in the underappreciated-comic category – recently released his fifth live album, Keep Up, which is full of astute,... 

Hannibal Buress: My Name is Hannibal.

by Reid Faylor

Hannibal Buress can easily be admired for many things; but what holds his consistently funny act together is persistence. Persistence is the trademark... 

Joe DeRosa: The Depression Auction

by Rob Turbovsky

In The Depression Auction, Joe DeRosa mixes outrage – a solid stand-up staple – with something much less common but more interesting, an attempt at... 

Nathan Timmel: Smarter Than Your Average Idiot

by John Delery

If Garrison Keillor, aka Mr. Prarie Home Companion, had a blue streak, he would be Nathan Timmel, less a conventional comedian and more an insightful and... 

Chris Fairbanks: Fairbanks!

by Reid Faylor

A misconception of stand-up is that it has to be about jokes. The set-ups, punch lines, bait and switch; but Chris Fairbanks moves beyond this. That’s... 

Cameron Esposito: Grab Them Aghast

by Meredith Daniels

Cameron Esposito hasn’t had a Comedy Central special and she doesn’t frequent the hip indie New York City comedy clubs, but this art-house comic has... 

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