AltWeeklies Wire
Comedy Central's 'Workaholics' Doesn't Worknew
Basically, they're the kind of guys most of us wish would just hurry up and go extinct.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
04-20-2011 |
Reviews
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinisonnew
Denis Leary, Chris Rock, Jay Leno, Lewis Black, Ice T, Norm MacDonald, Pauly Shore. Big names, but none as big as the one they all cite as an influence: Sam Kinison.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
12-27-2010 |
Reviews
Meh. Liberals Rally on Brink of Historic Defeat, But Does It Mean Anything?new
What does it mean that on the weekend before a momentous GOP thrashing of Democrats nationwide, nearly a quarter of a million primarily young, mostly left-of-center revelers from all over the country descended on the nation’s capitol, snarled the D.C. metro system and flooded the National Mall?
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-03-2010 |
Politics
Is Jon Stewart Funny in France?new
Each day my daughter is faced with the challenging job of translating Comedy Central's The Daily Show into French, rendering hip American cultural references, Yiddishisms, bleeped-out expletives, and quirky American slang into something a French audience will understand and find funny.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jaime O'Neill |
07-21-2009 |
TV
'Chocolate News' Gives Too Much of the African-American Funny Farm Awaynew
Chocolate News lacks the style, wit or subtlety of David Alan Grier's training ground, In Living Color. His transformations are amazing, but when he goes over the top, there's nothing to catch his fall.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
10-28-2008 |
TV
Dave Attell Rips Hecklers and Kills with Jokes About Horse Sexnew
He is one of the dirtiest, riskiest and funniest comedians on the scene today. But if you ask Dave Attell what he's trying to be, he says he's just trying to be funny -- dirty and risky are by-products.
New Haven Advocate |
Erin Lynch |
09-16-2008 |
Performance
No News is Good News: Jon Stewart Talks
Stewart is not just a smart-ass; he's actually smart. And while he can be glib, he's arguably one of the most moral people on television news.
Hartford Advocate |
Adam Bulger |
06-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Mystery Why This Show Endednew
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 7 makes us miss the show all the more. Also reviewed: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: 2 Disc Special Collector's Edition and DiG!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Underground Groupie Bob Judd Has Designs on a Freakier Phoenixnew
Underground filmmaker Bob Judd is the Webmaster for www.thecockettes.org, a site featuring the 1960s/'70s drag queen commune whose most famous performer was the late Divine. Judd has been trying to bring some unusual performers to Phoenix.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
10-05-2004 |
LGBT
