They're dressed in torn jeans, faded shirts and a cigarette is always on hand. You would probably think little of this motley crew on first sight, but you'd be wrong. They're the Wino Theater comedians, a collection of the best comedians in East Tennessee who have come together for the simple purpose of bringing raw, edgy comedy to Knoxville. [Read More]

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... [Read More]

Whoopi Goldberg, photo by Peter FoleynIt has been 18 years since Whoopi Goldberg first donned a nun’s habit in Sister Act, but she couldn’t stay away from the singing convent forever. And thi... [Read More]

Kathleen Madigan is filming a brand new hour-long comedy special this Saturday at the Gramercy Theater in New York City. Her longtime friend Lewis Black will be opening the show. Kathleen today told me that he lost a golf bet and his opening for her was her prize. [Read More]

April Fools’ Day went out on a somber note last week when Chris Ritter announced his venue, the Lakeshore Theater, would be closing its doors this weekend with Australian comedian Jim Jefferies being the comedy club’s final act before the curtains go down indefinitely. The theater had been a staple for the local comedy scene, a venue that was able to draw the Mr. Show reunion performance last summer in addition to more scathing performances, like the recent ranting one from Jamie Kilstein. ... [Read More]

The Lakeshore Theater, most recently a busy comedy venue on Chicago's North Side, is to abruptly close, effective April 10, the venue's co-owner Chris Ritter said in an interview late Thursday evening. "There are insufficient revenues to fund ongoing operations," Ritter said, reached at the theater on Thursday night, also noting that the theater had enjoyed "great acts and great comedy." [Read More]

The other night as I was walking through the Union Square area of Manhattan, something caught my attention; it was a poster advertising a theater production based on Michael Ian Black’s 2008 collection of essays My Custom Van. [Read More]

You can get them in Torrent and pirated VHS tapes, but Hulu is playing Mystery Science Theater 3000 online now. Only five full episodes—from seasons 4, 5, and 6—are available, however. [Read More]

Chris Ritter sees himself in the business of selling cutting-edge comedy, not alcohol. "There's Nothing Funny About a Two-Drink Minimum" is one of Lakeshore's slogans. "Dane Cook Sucks & You Know It" is the other. The idea was to "present comedy in a different way, rather than strip-mall comedy clubs or that it's just a tool to get people to buy chicken wings and drinks," Paul Provenza says. The aggressive, anti-Dane Cook slogan is, says Ritter, a "calculated risk" regarding a performer who is, ... [Read More]

It's like some kind of glorious, awkward, hilarious candy store — of dicks. The monthly Naked Comedy Showcase at The Peoples Improv Theater, which consists of eight fluctuating members, has recently opened here in New York. [Read More]