June 27, 2017
He may not realize it, and it may not be intentional…but James Davis has two entries on IMDb. His work as a writer on The Late […]
June 19, 2017
i I led with the most obvious question: Why Cheesecake Factory? Why not an Olive Garden, or a Red Lobster? Sara Benincasa’s answer was a sweeping, […]
June 13, 2017
Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll) and George St. Geegland (John Mulaney) are gearing up to bring their production of “Oh, Hello On Broadway” from stage to television […]
June 9, 2017
All Photos by Film Magic How often do you rush to fill out a survey following an event? More often than not, a rush to fill out […]
May 31, 2017
Gloomy drizzly weather: poor conditions for a music and comedy festival, but great conditions for storytime. So maybe, in that moment, it was for the best […]
May 30, 2017
“This is about what you’d expect from a festival in Boston…58 degrees and grim,” was the opener to Hannibal Buress’s Sunday night set as emcee of […]
May 18, 2017
The Boston Calling Music Festival has undergone a significant transformation in the past year- consolidating two annual outings to one, as well as a change in […]
May 13, 2017
The premiere of Catastrophe’s third series (that’s season in British-speak) makes a passing reference to the political upheaval taking place in its universe, as Sharon Horgan’s […]
May 11, 2017
“Most women don’t really like that joke,” Mark notes as we talk about one of his favorite parts of his first special, Amy Schumer Presents Mark […]
April 26, 2017
I want to start by thanking the 8th Annual Women in Comedy Festival (held each year in Boston, MA) for giving me a wonderful gift. I […]
April 20, 2017
MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL PREVIEW! THE GUYS WE FUCKED GIRLS! They’re taking the podcast world by storm and this week they’ve got two giant Moontower events, (and […]
April 17, 2017
Boston is a city of runners, and today marks their high point of excitement during the 121st running of the Boston Marathon. Thankfully, for the less […]
April 5, 2017
Already positioning itself as one of the most in-demand festivals in the Northeast, the Boston Calling Music Festival continues its breakneck pace of growth with today’s […]
April 5, 2017
In the first episode of Seeso’s Shrink, Dr. David Tracy (Tim Baltz) is hoping to make a fresh start as a licensed therapist after a series of […]
April 4, 2017
Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show series premiere is this Wednesday, April 5 at 10pm exclusively on truTV. Based on his popular live comedy show, […]
March 31, 2017
“Fatherless,” premieres on Sunday, April 2 at 9:00PM on FUSION TV. A heartfelt doc, with a comedic flair, follows Baron as he searches for the father […]
March 30, 2017
SXSW Comedy has been established as this weird island somewhat apart from the rest of the iconic annual festival and conference. But the Comedy Festival’s space […]
March 21, 2017
Picture it: a flurry of activity, surrounding a single chair- hair, makeup, calming voices and heartfelt reassurances. At the center of it? Comedian Jackie Kashian, who […]
March 19, 2017
SXSW Comedy Festival Suffering From Arrrested Development? The first time I attended South by Southwest (SXSW or “South By”) was in 2012, primarily for music. However, […]
March 14, 2017
As she tells it, Liz Miele’s second album came about by accident. Mind Over Melee (which arrives March 28th) was the product of a comedy contest […]
March 8, 2017
American Dream or Nightmare? How Immigration Became a Dirty Word and What Two New York Comics are Doing to Help As a country, we’re talking far […]
February 18, 2017
Roy Wood Jr.’s Father Figure (airing Sunday, 2/19, at 11pm EST on Comedy Central) opens with him in a hallway, trying in earnest to impart crucial […]
January 30, 2017
The night before the inauguration, a new NBC show quietly wrapped up its first season after a 13 episode run. Mike Schur’s The Good Place has […]
January 26, 2017
“This wonderful thing is happening because this awful thing is happening!” After four shows in four days, all under the mantle of the inaugural What a […]
January 23, 2017
On January 21st, a day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump and hours after the largest demonstration in American history converged in protest of his […]
January 19, 2017
This weekend marks the inaugural (pun absolutely intended) What a Joke Fest, a 34-city comedy festival to support the ACLU as they take on an unprecedented […]
January 19, 2017
In the five years since her 2011 debut Bombshell (nearly to the day, according to her Facebook Memories), Kelly MacFarland has gotten comfortable- with herself, her […]