DeStefano didn’t always know he’d become a comedian, mostly because he feared he wouldn’t become much of anything. “I went through some time I wouldn’t wish on anybody,” he said. “I was in and out of rehab, got clean at 18, relapsed, got clean again, relapsed again.”
[Read More]
James has appeared on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, and Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham. He has performed at the Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival numerous times. A former banking and finance lawyer, James became one of Australia’s best stand up comedians. The winner of Australian Star Quest, and the Australian Public Speaking Championship, he was selected to compete in the World Debating Championships at Princeton University. Af...
[Read More]
Even with the Marx brothers’ eternal status as one of America’s greatest cinematic comedy teams, an increasing number of generations know about them more than they actually know them. Aside from the fact that they gave Woody Allen a reason to live in Hannah And Her Sisters, a lot of younger viewers aren’t clear on why they should care about the Marx brothers.
[Read More]
Unlike “Seinfeld,” with which “Louie” shares some obvious structural similarities, the new series does not try to wrap up its narratives tidily or give characters their comeuppances, the “joyless things that you feel you have to do” in traditional half-hour comedies, Louis C. K. said. “On my show you just start, and you stop telling the story when it’s not interesting anymore.”
[Read More]
you most certainly recognize him either as the "cable guy" from the Verizon TV ad campaign, or from his Front Page Film shorts with Pete Holmes and Oren Brimer. He also hosts AMC's "Action Pack" with fellow comedian Nick Stevens. You'll soon see him in a role in the new Will Ferrell film, The Other Guys.
[Read More]
Adam Newman has come a long way from gay porn. A University alum, Newman moved to New York City in the summer of 2006 to become a comedian — but his first official gig wasn’t anywhere near an open mike. “[The publicist] was like, ‘Hey we need extras to be in this gay porn,’” Newman said. “But hey, it’s part of the journey.” His acting career was short-lived, though, and four years later, he’s managed to break in quite well, with steady gigs up and down the East Coast as well ...
[Read More]
Emily Heller, who regularly performs in Santa Cruz, the San Jose Improv and the Punch Line in San Francisco, is gaining notoriety as an understated yet hilarious rising comic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Heller, 24, took second place at the San Francisco Women's Comedy Competition, last fall, competing against approximately 80 other women.
[Read More]
Mike Lawrence may not have won either the Comix "March Madness" nor the Carolines "Final Four" competition this year, though he gave it a good run. Lawrence also was nominated for an ECNY as an emerging comic. And he's definitely got an interesting perspective on life, which shines through in his stand-up. Get to know him! He's emerging!
[Read More]
Sam Norton and Ryan Walker were nearly perfect strangers when they moved to Chicago together. And though they’re both trying to make it as working stand-ups, they have distinct approaches how they’ll get there.
[Read More]
