Lewis Black: Me of Little Faith

by Jonathan Wexler

While Lewis Black’s second book, Me of Little Faith, is no doubt funny, the Comedy Central favorite and veteran comedian’s collection of essays... 

Flight of the Conchords: Self-titled

by Dylan P. Gadino

Ever since Jethro Tull beat out Metallica for the best heavy metal performance Grammy in 1989, the Recording Academy’s decisions have... 

John Oliver: Terrifying Times

by Dylan P. Gadino

Skeptics leery of why John Oliver has landed a one-hour Comedy Central special — arguably the current holy grail of a comic’s resume —... 

Bobby Collins: Mr. New York

by Dylan P. Gadino

Half way through his latest album, Bobby Collins thankfully crosses the line of what’s appropriate— even in terms of... 

Unfortunately, most of the material on Mr. New York fails to reach that level. Rather, a smattering of hard laughs are weighed down by jokes that desperately want to be different, to have bite and guts, to be a bit shocking but, alas, are simply pedestrian.Too often, Collins tries to find the funny in the obvious without adding much of a twist — EZ Pass lanes on the highway move faster than regular lanes – or he leans on tired topics for easy laughs, like Sen. Larry Craig’s gay bathroom misadventures.

Then there’s the kooky idea of Restless Leg Syndrome: “Are they just making up diseases to sell pills?” Collins asks. “Like WHS, wild hip syndrome? My wife’s got TTS[sic]: Titty Shake Sydrome.”

Throughout his set, his hometown Long Island crowd laps up just about everything Collins puts in front of them — funny or otherwise — often times screaming out “Bobby!” and cackling at pandering-to-the-locals nonsense one-liners. No doubt, the veteran comic has been tenured.

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Phil Mazo: Pervert

by Dylan P. Gadino

The bulk of the material on Pervert is no-doubt cringe-worthy, but comedian Phil Mazo wraps it up in such a smartly written, deftly constructed package... 

Todd Barry: From Heaven

by John Delery

Warning: Todd Barry, the “semi-famous, borderline-respected” comedian, appears and sounds harmless, except… …“I... 

Steve Hofstetter: The Dark Side of the Room

by Dylan P. Gadino

Steve Hofstetter’s latest offering, The Dark Side of the Room, pulls triple duty: of course first it’s a comedy album—and,... 

Brian Dykstra: The Jesus Factor

by John Delery

Brian Dykstra uses outrage and humor like a blowtorch and kindling to ignite the slow fuse that burns for 90 mesmerizing minutes in his equally frightening... 

Michael Showalter: Sandwiches & Cats

by Carla Sosenko

On Sandwiches & Cats, The State alum Michael Showalter, so often part of an ensemble, takes to the stage all by himself. He brings some of what his... 

The Sklar Brothers: Sklar Maps

by John Delery

On Sklar Maps, a new CD from Aspecialthing Records, the tag-team of Randy and Jason Sklar wrestles with, among other things, this critical pop-cultural... 

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