The Best Comedy Books of 2017
Do you like volumes of comic essays that you’ll end up reading entirely in one sitting? How about amusingly embarrassing memoirs, […]
Why Dave Chappelle Walked Offstage Last NightNew York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman, who recently released the e-book Searching for Dave Chappelle, parses the comic’s aborted Hartford show.
Judah Friedlander: World Champion of Crowd Work“Some of the most boisterous comedy audiences I’ve witnessed in this city have been at Mr. Friedlander’s shows. In an age when much stand-up […]
ByJesse David Fox
The Tightrope Act of Improv Comedy“An art form without an author, improv comedy is sometimes compared to a high-wire act, but truly to understand the level of difficulty, […]
ByJesse David Fox
The Brilliant Repetitive Absurdity of Tig NotaroIn yesterday’s New York Times, Jason Zinoman wrote:
On the surface Ms. Notaro, a trim, rumpled Los Angeles performer who has one album, called […]
ByJesse David Fox
Telling Stories in New YorkOver at the Times, comedy critic Jason Zinoman takes a look this week at the flourishing storytelling scene in NYC, talking about stories and […]