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Garry Shandling Gives You a Tour of Las Vegas in His First Standup Special

by | May 3rd, 2013

The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. Inside their vast archives of more than 150,000 television shows, commercials, and radio programs, there are thousands of important and funny programs waiting to be rediscovered by comedy nerds like you and me. Each week, this column will highlight a new gem waiting for you at the Paley Library to quietly laugh at. (Seriously, it’s a library, so keep it down).

Today, Garry Shandling is probably best known for being the creator of two of the most important television shows in [...]

Interviews

Talking with Hannibal Buress About His Hour Special, 'The Eric Andre Show', and Enjoying the Moment

by | May 17th, 2012

This Sunday, May 20th, is going to be big for Hannibal Buress. At 11:00pm, his hour special, Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace, premieres on Comedy Central and then 30 minutes after it finishes, at 12:30am, The Eric Andre Show, for which he is the co-host, premieres on Adult Swim. After years of being the most buzzed about comedian by everyone from Chris Rock to Eugene Mirman to many powerful people in show business to any fan of comedy, the buzz is finally going to reach an unavoidable volume. I don't know Hannibal personally but my first reaction is pride.

That's because with one off-hand joke, Hannibal changed my life. I [...]

Spending Dollars

Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: 'Eugene Mirman – An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory'

by | February 4th, 2013

Maybe you know Brooklyn comedian Eugene Mirman from his stand up or variety show hosting gigs, or perhaps you recognize his voice as weird kid Gene Belcher on Fox’s Bob’s Burgers. Either way, this week you can buy his first hour-long Comedy Central special An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory on CD/DVD combo pack. The DVD special features include extra material cut from the show as well as a highlight reel from Mirman’s Comedy Central pilot Eugene! in which Mirman ran a fake television network — “like Oprah, but also, not like Oprah.”

Stand Up

Louis CK To Record New Special Next Month

by | October 10th, 2011

"The material I'm touring now is all new, will be made into a special at Beacon Theater in NYC Nov 10. WORD will be a CD soon," Louis tweeted yesterday. I'm holding out hope for a solid hour of Pootie Tang zingers.

Standup

Matt Braunger To Stand Up for an Hour and Tell Jokes

by | June 19th, 2012

Comedian Matt Braunger's first Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, Matt Braunger: Shovel Fighter, will debut Saturday, July 14 at 11:00 pm. Get your tickets now! Wait, never mind, it's on television, tickets aren't necessary.

Standup

Donald Glover's New Stand-Up Special Weirdo Hits in November

by | August 17th, 2011

Proving once again that the human body does not need as much sleep as we all pretend it does, Donald Glover's stand-up special Weirdo airs on November 20 on Comedy Central. The channel also announced the season premiere of South Park and Nick Swardson's Pretend Time as October 5. Other stand-up specials like Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution air October 6, with Craig Ferguson on October 15 and Pablo Francisco on November 5.  Oh, and Weird Al Yankovic Live! The Alpocalypse Tour drops October 1, so let's avoid finding you collapsed in a sobbing heap on Oct. 2 and just put it in your Google calendar now.

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