n Some people worried that Andy Kindler's involvement with NBC's Last Comic Standing would mean that he'd pull his punches this summer in delivering his annual State of the Industry ad...
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n In its 28th year, the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal has featured just about every big name in comedy. But Steve Martin, having "quit" stand-up comedy before JFL's debut...
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MONTREAL — Our coverage of the Just For Laughs comedy is almost done. But That didn’t stop me from shoving my camera in Todd Barry’s face at the airport here. He was kind enough to c...
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Donald Glover opens his show with his warning that he not so good of a comedian that you should stick around if you vomit on yourselves, which apparently happened with one woman at one of his appearances. He certainly wouldn’t, even if it was a Zombie Bernie Mac appearance at the Apollo. Glover is definitely funny enough to stick around for in all kinds of uncomfortable states, but despite the title of his show, I couldn’t think of why anybody would vomit on themselves.
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MONTREAL — Though every year Andy Kindler tries to convince a room filled with a few hundred comedians and industry folks at the Just For Laughs comedy festival that he’s devastatingly underap...
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MONTREAL — Earlier today, Doug Stanhope popped into the Hyatt’s lounge here, ground central for the Just For Laughs comedy festival. It’s noteworthy because Stanhope isn’t one ...
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Rare is the show that receives enough widespread raves to double the audience overnight, only to then exceed everyone's expectations. This was that show. This was the show, unless something happe...
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nMONTREAL – When his show, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend ended last night at the Gesu – Centre de Creativite, Mike Birbiglia received a standing ovation—because that’s what happens when a theat...
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A few hours ago at Variety’s reception for their 10 Comics to Watch, I got to chat with comedian Kyle Kinane, who was one of the comedians to receive the honor. Below is a video of that chat. Be...
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"Just for Laughs, the money they rake in and still they pay comics nothing, they think it’s still fucking 1994 where a comic is going to walk up and make half million dollars on a development deal. I’m not one to call the kettle black because I’ve rode off what I’ve done in the past, but at least I’m aware of it."
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