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  1. Standup Comedy Basically Used to Be Like an Episode of The SopranosJumpin’ jackrabbits! Comedy is a dangerous game, sonny boy; if you’re not careful you could end up gettin’ punched before the punchline. […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  2. David Wain and the Comedy Summer Camp Fantasy Behind WanderlustThere’s a lot of interesting stuff in this piece on David Wain — his movement between the mainstream and the esoteric, for one — […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  3. Is the Comedy Podcast Scene Too Incestuous?“We’re all kind of using the same guests,” said Jimmy Pardo of comedy podcast hosts, before announcing an upcoming Never Not Funny with guests […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  4. How Podcasts Are Turning Standup Comedy Into TelepathyAre you less likely to go see live standup shows since the podcast boom? More likely to buy a standup comedy album? More likely to have dreams […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  5. clickables
    Watch Carrot Top Get His Hair StraightenedSorry.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  6. Eight Types of Hecklers and the Comedians Who Shut Them UpWhether the outcome is funny, awkward, or awful, the eternal battle between heckler and stand-up is always fun to watch.
    By Megh Wright
  7. This Adorable Little Girl Is the Spirit Animal of the Neurotic Comedian This poor girl has the soul of a depressed, self-loathing 32-year-old comedian and the body of an adorable five-year-old girl. Slow down, kid! […]
    By Adam Frucci
  8. 10 Moments Comedians Made Us Think This YearOne of the benefits of being a comedian during an election year is that you get to rise above the vicious negativity of stump speeches and news […]
    By Erik Voss
  9. weddings!
    Mean Comedian Lisa Lampanelli WedsCannizzaro e-mailed her his head shot with the note, “I think you can use a big Italian in your life.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  10. 100 Essential Comedians to Follow on TwitterTwitter is pretty ubiquitous these days. It seems like almost everyone’s got an account and comedians seem to LOVE the free service. It’s […]
    By Ryan Simmons
  11. greg giraldo
    Greg Giraldo In Critical Condition After Drug OverdosePill overdose was “accidental,” source says.
    By Josh Duboff
  12. robert schimmel
    Comedian Robert Schimmel Dies After Car AccidentSchimmel was a frequent Howard Stern guest.
    By Mike Vilensky
  13. comedy
    Comedy Feud: Paul F. Tompkins Versus Improv EverywherePopular comedian to popular spontaneous public improv troupe: “Leave people alone.”
    By Lindsay Robertson
  14. comedy
    Hollywood Reporter’s List of Ten Comics to Watch Includes Three People Who Already Have NBC ShowsWe’re a bit surprised Steve Carell didn’t make this list.
    By Mark Graham
  15. in the magazine
    Ten New Comedians That Funny People Find FunnyWho to go see if you want to laugh.
    By Aileen Gallagher