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Comedy Lists Rankings

Ranking Bill Burr’s Comedy Specials

This list has been updated with each new release since its initial publication.

I’ve been a huge fan of Bill Burr since the mid-’90s.

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Documentary Tuesday

Documentary Tuesday: “The Story of ‘The Day the Clown Cried'”

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The Day the Clown Cried is a classic film for all the wrong reasons.

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Comedy Lists Rankings

Ranking Louis C.K.’s Comedy Specials

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He starred in American Hustle and Trumbo. He wrote for The Late Show with Conan O’Brien and The Chris Rock Show. He wrote and directed Pootie Tang and was part of the disaster that was The Dana Carvey Show.

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Week in Review

Week in Review (December 18, 2015)

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Sisters, the new film starring Tina Fey Pierznik and Amy Poehler, comes out today and I don’t know why.

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Comedy TV

SNL’s “Serial” Parody

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Serial, the most popular podcast in history, returned yesterday.

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Week in Review

Week in Review (December 4, 2015)

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I’m going to see Jerry Seinfeld perform live tonight.

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I Was There

I Was There: On Stage at a Comedy Club with Greg Fitzsimmons

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It doesn’t always come across in my self-loathing or self-congratulatory writing, but I can be a pretty funny guy. However, my humor comes from either conversation or reference. I can make my coworkers laugh by imitating an executive or make friends laugh by relaying stories that we all experienced. But I could never make a room full of strangers laugh on demand. Stand-up comedy is an incredible skill, one I’ve never even pretended to have.