Depression Treatment Through Stand-up Comedy
Fighting with the constant threat of this horrible disease, a local counselor from Victoria founded a therapy group called Stand Up For Mental Health
NATHAN FIELDER Continues With Another Week Of Twitter Pranks: Asking Your Parents For STD Advice
Nathan Fielder keeps his weekly Twitter pranks going and, this weeks he planned another terrifying joke for parents. He asks people to text their parents for STD advice: “If you think u gave someone an STD is it illegal not to tell them? Asking for a friend." Many people tweeted the response and the result is hilarious. Check out the pictures:
NATHAN FIELDER Strikes Again: His Twitter Prank 'I Haven't Been Honest With You' Went Hilariously Wrong
“Nathan For You” host, comedian Nathan Fielder makes another Twitter prank that goes bad even more than the first one. This time he is pure evil but genius, we have to admit. Everybody is saying that his gig destroyed relationships and made people freak out but for those who have a sense of humor left it turned ok. For the others…you’ll see.
Comedians Are Real Moneymakers. How Comedians Make Money And How Much?
If you want to be a comedian your parents will probably say “get a real job”. This is a real job and unlike most of “real jobs” you can earn good money from it. Club comedians or corporate performers are major moneymakers. Check out how much money does a comedian earn.
BARACK OBAMA - Stand-Up Performance At White House Correspondents' Dinner
Barack Obama, the U.S President performed a stand-up comedy show at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner making fun of himself, his political opponents, Jay Z and many more. Video and best lines:
CARLOS MENCIA Is A Changed Man. The Comedian Tries To Rewrite His Stand-Up Career
Carlos Mencia is well known in stand-up comedy world but lately he was labeled by his comedian “brothers” as a joke thief. His style is not so easy to understand but the man has changed and now he's trying to rewrite his career.
10 Most Common Lies You Have Read Online And The Actual Truth
When you have a question, the first thing you do is go to the computer and search for your answer. I feel sad to tell you that Wikipedia is not a reliable source since it's User Generated Content and anyone can write anything even if that’s a big lie. There are many lies you've probably read online and believed but that’s not your fault. Here are the most common lies:
ERIC STRAWN The Tenino Mayor Won't Quit His Stand-Up Career
Eric Strawn, the Tenino Mayor has a part time job as a comedian. After all the controversies and bruised ego, the Mayor doesn't want to quit his stand-up career. He will continue to do his comedy show even if the council and other people disapprove.
Comedian WAYNE MANIGO Talks About STAND-UP: The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies
"One thing I love about comedy is how there are no set rules. There are suggested guidelines to help learn from successful people in the comedy field, but as an art form – you can do whatever you want."
A Degree In STAND UP: Comedy Comes To University
Comedy, here is your chance! Embrace the academic and scientific community. While it was previously a marginalized art, the internet puts comedy front and center. Or at least sharing ownership of the internet with cats and porn. The Letterman College of The Comedic Arts at Ball State University dissects the comedy.
Girl Power: Women in Stand-Up Comedy Industry
Women and underestimated when it comes to comedy. It’s not only about political jokes, “what I did at the shopping spree” kind of talk and other flower-power pink conversations. You can roll on the floor laughing at their jokes. This is not a challenge about who is better, man or woman. They are all COMEDIANS.
PETE HOLMES Is On The Wave: New TBS Comedy Show And LaughFest
Comedian Pete Holmes is on the wave this week. We will see him at Gilda’s Laugh Fest in Grand Rapids and on TBS television. O’Brien’s late night talk show “Conan” brought Holmes a contract on a four-week, 16-show trial of a new comedy series produced by O’Brien himself.
Miriam Katz Talks About The Exhibit In The Memory Of ANDY KAUFMAN
Katz has made a career out of talking to comedians and considers she has „good taste in comedy and a great sense of humor”. After the exhibit dedicated to the life and work of Andy Kaufman, she stated that „Kaufman was a comedian all the time, not just when he was on stage or on set at "Saturday Night Live" or "The Andy Kaufman Show". He enjoyed blurring the distinction between comedy and life and taking jokes to epic lengths.”
MICK FOLEY – From WWE Hall Of Fame To Stand-Up Comedy
2013 WWE hall of fame inductee, Mink Foley changes his career to a less violent one: stand-up comedy. He’s like a pig in the mud since he changed physical violence with verbal violence and the joke is on him. Arrogance has to be earned and Foley has to know how to deal with a heckler before smacking someone with a steel chair.
Traditional Stand-Up Comedy vs New Media Jokes
The rise of new media jokes is threatening the popularity of traditional stand-up comedians. They usually have faceless authors who only make the jokes for the singular aim of entertainment. Even if it’s just viral and no face-to-face interaction or face and body expression, new media jokes are similar to those of stand-up comedians because they are more accessible.
Album Of The Year: WALE Featuring SEINFELD
Not long ago, when you said Seinfeld you used to think about stand-up. Here's another thought: rapping. Why is that? Wale and Seinfeld are working on their new music album.
"Hip-hop's words, right? And I do words. […] There's no difference between rapping and stand up."
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Ice T’s STAND UP SHOW Was Disturbing
After Ice-T announced last year on Twitter that he’s trying a new entertainment path: stand-up comedy, the hip hop, TV, movie star dropped the idea after his first show. He has humor, he is funny and all that but you must have nerve and be truly gifted to succeed in this entertainment zone. Knowing this, Ice had stage fright right before the show.
Heckler Asks Comedian Darren Frost About His Cancer, Comedian Destroys Heckler. See VIDEO
Valentine’s Day wasn't such a good day for comedian Darren Frost. He was at his stand-up show when a heckler got him mad. The conclusion: don't mess with the man with the mic, he's louder than you, he wins by default.
Watch the video, see Darren Frost's reaction and tell us your opinion.
JOHN MULANEY - A Better Seinfeld
NBC couldn't miss the chance to have John Mulaney's humor in a sitcom. Moreover, the sitcom will be based on his own life, written by himself. The comedy is a multicam ensemble who follows Mulaney and his friends in their adventures. NBC has already given the greenlight to make the pilot as-of-yet untitled.
Jimmy Fallon Wins Grammy For Best Comedy Album - Blow Your Pants Off
In the non-televised section of the Grammys, Jimmy Fallon won the award for Best Comedy Album beating Margaret Cho, Lewis Black, Kathy Griffin, Jim Gaffigan and Tenacious D.
"Blow Your Pants Off" is a studio album with most of the records originally from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the show he hosted. It was released last year on June 12 and it features guest appearances from Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Dave Matthews and Eddie Vedder.
