Funnyman Adam Carolla has quite a situation on his hands these days. And he does have some court dates coming up where he’ll be sorting out a few money matters with some old friends. It all comes back to the whole idea that doing business with other folks is never an easy thing and there…
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JON LOVITZ: Taking the ‘Business’ of Comedy to the Courthouse
With comedy as big as it is these days there is no better time than now for anyone on the business side of the industry to make a ton of money, especially those who know the industry pretty well or should. Folks like comedian Jon Lovitz. Needless to say, when rough times hit, the gravy…
Standoff at the Golden Globes: The Big Rumble in the Backroom
On January 16, celebrity British comedian Ricky Gervais will host the 68th Annual Golden Globes ceremony with all its usual fanfare and more. Only this time there are such dark clouds gathering on the horizon that the awards ceremony of January 2011 may well be the last time that we’ll see the Globes the way…
How to avoid Gary Shandling’s big mistake
In 1998 comedian Gary Shandling and his former manager, Brad Grey, the current chairman and CEO of Paramount Studios in Hollywood had a major falling out, followed by a $100 million lawsuit by Shandling. Their long term relationship collapsed over money issues surrounding the well-acclaimed HBO series The Larry Sanders Show, which ran between 1992…