SO Favorite. Just The Best. All Smiles. An Interview With Adam Pally
I talked with Adam Pally as he was driving around Baton Rouge where he is currently filming Search Party, a movie starring Adam, T.J. Miller and Thomas Middleditch, along with [...]Author informationDavid DeanPublisher at Serial OptimistDavid is the publisher of Serial Optimist and writer of things ... [Read More]
 
Image of ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ Set for Season Premiere
‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ Set for Season Premiere
If a stranger in a car asks you if you want to get coffee with him or her you should say, “no.” If the stranger happens to be Jerry Seinfeld, you always say, “yes.” The second season of Jerry Seinfeld’s interesting on-the-go interviews with other awesome people, “... [Read More]
 
INSIDE A COMICS PROCESS: Who Inspired You To Be A Comedian?
With the Just For Laughs Festival going on this week, many of our favorite comedians, famous and not-yet famous will be gracing the stages of Chicago, inspiring both current and [...]Author informationMonique MadridComedy Editor at Serial OptimistMon... [Read More]
 
Man accused of stealing other comedian’s jokes, gains huge Twitter following (poll)
Salon.com posted an article about a South Carolina minister named Sammy Rhodes aka @prodigalsam who has been accused of stealing jokes by many high-profile comedians like Patton Oswalt, Rob Delaney, Louis C.K., and John Mulaney. In fact, Rhodes has built quite the following on Twitter, gaining nearl... [Read More]
 
Comedy Review: Myq Kaplan, Meat Robot
A trustworthy ethos emerges from the mania of bursting and morphing jokes....Charged with the vigor of a chaotic inspiration Kaplan presents a type of calamitous order, bombarding himself with semi-serious questions of the time and disarming them with a cheeky intelligence.Author informationChris Mi... [Read More]
 
Kevin Meaney is still learning from stand-up comedy (interview)
Kevin Meanye has seen and done everything in the world of comedy a 25 veteran in the game and he’s still learning new things from his craft and how to be a better comic. It’s a drive many of the greats have, to keep pushing the edges just to see how far they can take [...]Kevin Meaney is... [Read More]
 
The Urban Erma: Going Green and Seeing Red
This has probably happened to you too. In fact, I know it has. I stuck my hands underneath the automatic faucet in a public bathroom. It’s automatic now because we can’t be trusted on our ownsome to turn on the water, run it at the right speed and temperature, and then turn it off. I&rsq... [Read More]
 
Moshe Kasher: ‘Live in Oakland’ An Annotated Timeline
It’s time for everybody’s favorite part of the week: the moment where we all sit down, turn on Netflix and pretend that reading my sarcastic, embittered comments on another human’s sarcastic, embittered comedy special and pretend that it’s the same t... [Read More]
 
Bobbie Oliver and the Tao of Comedy (Interview)
 Bobbie Oliver is a comedian, author, and stand-up instructor. In the following interview Bobbie and I discuss her new book, investing in her own comedy studio, the writing process, and the continuing debate about rape jokes and rape culture in the c... [Read More]
 
‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ Season 2 starts on June 13th
The second season of Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee will premiere on on Thursday June 13th at noon on comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com and there is no shortage of hilarity that is certain to unfold with his array of guests this season. Some of which include, Chris... [Read More]