Getting ‘Lady-Like’ with Stephanie SimbariYou may have caught standup Stephanie Simbari on @midnight or in the ensemble of Oxygen’s 2015 reality series Funny Girls, or heard her co-host […]
On the Verge: Maggie MayeWelcome to our series On the Verge, where our contributors highlight comedians they feel are ready for their next big break. Whether they’re […]
Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ Is an Ensemble Comedy TriumphGLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) opens on a close-up of Ruth Wilder’s (Alison Brie) face at an audition giving a rousing speech that makes […]
The Gig Economy in ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returned to Netflix on Friday with season 3 picking up for the most part where it left off. At the start, Kimmy […]
The Comedy Luminaries We Lost in 2016
The verdict is in and 2016 was a real whopper of a year, one that’s felt more like the Twilight Zone or ever-so-slightly less intense episode […]
The Comedy Legends We Lost in 2014We lost several funny people of note in 2014, but the year was a real doozy for comedy legends in particular, including writer/directors, TV […]
‘Girls’ Season 2 Review: Things Get DarkOver the course of its second season, Girls has solidified itself into the most analyzed show on the internet, with each episode bringing up a […]
The Awkward Honesty of GirlsLast month at SXSW, HBO screened the first three episodes of Lena Dunham’s new show, Girls, to a packed house. For SXSW, it was an opportunity […]
Why ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop premiered at this year’s SXSW in the 1200-seat Paramount Theater to a capacity crowd who hung on every quip and […]