The USA Network's tagline -- "Characters Welcome" -- now officially is welcoming sitcoms back into the cable channel's programming fold.
Repeats of ABC's hit Modern Family will begin airing on USA in September 2013. Come 2014, those repeats will be j...
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It’s Thursday and that means another episode of Recess with The Laugh Button. Today’s guests are Connor Ratliff and Shannon O’Neill. A pair of great improv players from NY’s UCB Theatre. We talked about everything from Connor’s attempt at a 2014 Winter Olympic bid and t...
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Eugene Cordero and Kulap Vilaysack wonder how they haven't yet been cast on the CBS revival of drama series Hawaii Five-O.
"Neither of us is Hawaiian," Vilaysack said. "But we've seen your show, and..."
"We can see that you pretty much don't care," C...
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Why teaching people how to do stand-up is like trying to teach a linebacker to dunk a basketball
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I remember sitting in my office in 2010 and reading Doug Stanhope’s evisceration of stand-up comedy classes. I remember it very clearly, in fact, because at the time I was deep into strategizing how a “traditional” comedy club could...
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Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome named their musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates.
So, wouldn't you know, someday John Oates of Hall and Oates would find out about them. What happened next? Micucci and Lindhome share that story, lovingly animated by ...
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If you've been following the discussion regarding stand-up comedians, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theaters in New York City, and the issue of whether a comedy community can be communal and eschew capitalism whilst also trying to make money to pay bi...
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Kevin Mullaney is a great guy whose been on both sides of the entertainment business. He’s performed on stage as well as off, overseeing business attributes to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. He spoke very openly and honest about how both sides of the comedy world work. ...
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As originally reported by Cringe Humor, the UCBeast drama has come to a close with the decision by UCBeast to stop running weekend stand-up shows at the venue. This decision helps UCBeast avoid the issues of which shows and performers ought to get pa...
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Stand-up has evolved far beyond the clubs of yesteryear, known for stuffy and stingy club owners: Theaters have become viable places to watch cheap, vibrant comedy shows. But old perceptions linger. Last week, the Internet exploded when comedian Kurt Metzger took to Facebook to chastise the Upright ...
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