Can any comedian, even one as talented as John Oliver, make a laughing matter out of the crisis in Medicaid?
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BEING LIKE LOUIS CK: The Modern Comedian, Fame, Fortune and the Law
Comedy today is at a ‘golden age’ and Louis CK is one of the greatest beneficiaries of this new age in comedy. And Louis doesn’t shy away from acknowledging his good fortune: “The amount I get paid by these promoters is crazy…I could make $100,000 in a night,” he said about two years ago to…
BRITAIN’S FRANKIE BOYLE: The Meaning of ‘Defamation’ Across the Atlantic
Between the way the world thinks of him and the way he doesn’t want anyone to think of him, the whole stuff about reputation seems to loom pretty large in British comedian Frankie Boyle’s world. From all indications, the brash, irreverent comic doesn’t seem to sweat what anyone calls him as long as no one…
SACHA BARON COHEN BLINKS: How Not to Make a Comedy Movie
Sacha Baron Cohen is a gifted comedy actor whose wacky sense of humor and the way he pushes the envelope in his movies often cracks up his audience big time. Except that his shenanigans can sometimes seriously rub people the wrong way, even some of the folks in his hit movies. And when that happens,…
MIKE EPPS: Onstage with a Process Server
Comedians have a reputation for being weird and Mike Epps, known for his roles in The Hangover and Jumping the Broom movies, is no stranger to weird moments. But what happened to him on May 6 was so weird that it caught him totally unawares, perhaps more so because he was onstage at the time…