I’m not surprised that Netflix has picked up Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.” Reports say he’ll do 24 new episodes for them starting this fall, and Netflix also gets the rights to stream the previous 59 he did for Crackle. Sony has tried to create an in-demand streaming service with Crackle, but no […]
When I heard of the death of “The Exorcist” author William Peter Blatty, I didn’t think about the overrated movie version of his novel, but of this sketch from the first season of “Saturday Night Live” with Richard Pryor (and Laraine Newman in the Linda Blair role)…
I’m not saying this was a classic bit of comedy from Paul Reiser…
I am a big fan of Kathleen Madigan, having seen her perform many times and watched her career grow over 25 years in comedy. She has done four CDs, two DVDs, two HBO specials, two USO tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, three Comedy Central specials, five CMT “Salute to the Troops” specials with Ron White, […]
Barry Crimmins’ name came up during my August conversation with Bobcat Goldthwait (which has become the most-downloaded audio on this site this year) because Bobcat directed a documentary, “Call Me Lucky,” which revealed Barry’s activism as a survivor of a pedophile priest. It also chronicled Barry’s life as a standup comedian, which he’s done for […]
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Impressionist Jim Meskimen nails 19 celebrity impressions in two and a half minutes — and they’re perfect. Caveat: I made the mistake of taking a drink of water a few seconds into this and almost did a spit-take all over my laptop…