Montreal Just for Laughs: The HighlightsThe thing about the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, or any comedy festival for that matter, is the number of times you have to make a […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Reunion Show’If there’s such thing as a record for most meta jokes ever constructed in one television episode, Delocated’s Season 3 finale, “Reunion Show,” […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Jon Done Gone Nuts’That “Jon” is one lucky sonofabitch, huh?
No matter how bumbling, irresponsible and susceptible to graft he is with his money, he always seems […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Friend’Wow, it’s mentally exhausting just trying to remember everything that went down in last night’s Delocated.
“Friend” packed more plot and story […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Sample’We must be returning to a Golden Age of silent performances in film and television because the guy from The Artist won Best Actor at this […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Camping Trip’Other than the occasional murder, this season of Delocated has been relatively PG thus far.
Previous episodes about potato skins bars and […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Midnight Munchingtons’The thing about Delocated is that even when it’s not firing on all cylinders, it’s still one of the funniest shows on television. Last night’s […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Skins’No other show on television is as committed to ridiculous jokes and gags as Delocated.
Whereas most shows would bail after a passing reference […]
Delocated Recap: ‘Lipples’
It’s fitting that Delocated has a new opening for Season 3. The opening, which features “Jon” cruising in a cigarette boat scarfing a hoagie […]
The Funny Man: The Perils of Comedic StardomThe titular character in John Warner’s debut novel, The Funny Man (out tomorrow on Soho Press), just wants to make people laugh. Everyone can […]
Talking to Maria BamfordWhen word gets out that a New York art museum exhibit is pairing comedian Maria Bamford’s act with a documentary about reclusive socialites, I […]
Tig Notaro’s Got a Good OneIf you write about stand-up comic Tig Notaro, you’re obligated to mention how she used to work in the music industry promoting bands, so let’s […]
The Life of the Road Warrior with Nikki GlaserThe Road. It surfaces in every conversation about stand-up comedy. It’s concrete and tangible, but it’s also metaphorical and can take on an […]
Jimmy Pardo’s Very Good YearIt’s hard to tell if naming his podcast (excuse me, pardcast) “Never Not Funny” might have been Jimmy Pardo’s clever ploy to limit internet […]