If you are a fan of Mike Birbiglia, stop reading this review and go buy Birbiglia’s new special “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” which is available as a DVD or a CD or MP3 comedy album.  You will love it.If you are not familiar with Birbiglia’s work, this new special r... [Read More]

When Budd Friedman's Improv comedy club turned 40, he celebrated with a primetime anniversary special on NBC (that aired against the final sing-off of the first season of American Idol). Now at 50, The Improv reminisces once more, this time with a one-hour documentary on cable/online via EPIX, The I... [Read More]

If you're looking for an apology out of Erik Griffin, then keep looking. The buck may stop here, but your search for someone to say he's sorry will not. As Griffin joked on Friday's Arsenio, he is in the business of making jokes, not apologies. So you can take your sensitive nature and stick it up y... [Read More]

Mike E. Winfield has a stepson old enough that he calls him a "step-man." What's that like for a stand-up comedian? And how old is he anyhow? What's with all of these questions? Just watch his performance from Thursday night's Arsenio. BTW: bigassteeth.com Roll the clip. ... [Read More]

On the fourth day of Christmas, Will Ferrell gave to me, some scotch, here it goes down into my belly! The countdown to the much anticipated debut of Anchorman: The Legend Continues is getting closer, and it seems that all of pop-culture is overflowing with the antics of San Diego’s finest new... [Read More]

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year! It’s the 25 Captions of Christmas. You write something funny, we reward it with free schwag! CDs, DVDs, books, download cards, posters, and other cool comedy things we’ve amassed in the TLB Towers this past year. Once a day until Christm... [Read More]

The Grammy Award nominations have been announced. While you can read about how many Jay-Z snagged or how Kanye was robbed on pretty much any other website this morning, what you might not hear about are the comedy nominations. That’s where we come in. There are two main categories of interest ... [Read More]

Two First Names is an enjoyable stand-up comedy CD by Tracey Ashley. The material is autobiographical and just somewhat explicit with the occasional swear and adult word. Ashley does not reinvent anything but she is very likeable and this makes her stories enjoyable and funny. MP3 album at ...... [Read More]

by WitStream Erik Tanouye Sorry that live musical was so difficult to watch, everyone who didn't spend your life fighting the evils of apartheid. Emily Maya Mills Nelson Mandela died today &... [Read More]

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Improvisation comedy club's opening in New York City (since closed in NYC, though The Improv chain has expanded to Los Angeles and currently in 22 other cities), the club has a new documentary out via EpixHD, The Improv: 50 Years Behind The Brick Wall. L... [Read More]