Abel Ferrara, Shanyn Leigh, and Willem Dafoe in 4:44
The film poster for Abel Ferrara's 4:44 in theatres near YOU! I don’t usually like to do anything of consequence the day before I leave on a big trip, but the day before I was set to leave for LA, to...
View ArticleNick Kroll and John Mulaney Video as the “Oh, Hello” Boys in LA
At the request of Nick Kroll, I flew out to LA to be in some sketches with Nick and John Mulaney for Nick’s upcoming show on Comedy Central. For right now it’s being called “The Nick Show Kroll”, but...
View ArticleMark Duplass, Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Mike Birbiglia in “Your...
I get to see a lot of films before they hit the theatres and that is one of the perks of writing Comedy Matters for so many years. This week I had the pleasure of seeing Sundance award-winning...
View ArticleJust For Laughs Montreal- 30th Anniversary
I have been going up to the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival for more than 20 years. Maybe 25 years! It’s hard to imagine but it’s true. JFL is the biggest, most prestigious comedy festival in the...
View ArticleJust for Laughs Video With Huge Stars-Montreal-30th Anniversary
Every July in Montreal, the city gets taken over by hundreds of thousands of comedy fans from all over the world, all wanting to see their favorite comedy stars. It’s the biggest comedy festival on the...
View ArticleNick Kroll, Jon Daly, and John Levenstein at Comic Con 2012 for Kroll Show
Comic Con New York is such a huge event it’s hard to describe unless you’ve actually experienced it. Literally thousands upon thousands of people show up, many in costume, dressed like their favorite...
View ArticleKroll Show Debuts on Comedy Central-Wed. 1/16/13-10:30 E/T
Nick Kroll is a master of characters. He’s a chameleon. (And by comparing him to a lizard, I mean that only in the best sense! LOL) When he’s in his Gil Faizon mode as you’ll see in the accompanying...
View ArticleKroll Show Gets Renewed After Three Episodes, … and I’m On It!!!
Nick Kroll is a comedic genius. It’s just that simple. He’s a master of character work as evidenced by the way a ” nice Jewish boy” like Nick manages to morph into a Jersey-shore type “Bobby...
View ArticleThe Phenomenon That Is Nick Kroll
Papi Steenbergen, Aspen Bruckheimer, Gil Faizon, Fabrice Fabrice, C-Czar, Dr. Armond, Bobby Bottleservice, AKA Bobby Bruschia, AKA Bobby B., … these are only a handful of the many colorful characters...
View ArticleThird Time’s A Charm On Comedy Central’s Hit Kroll Show
When I got the call to come back on Kroll Show for my third sketch in two seasons I was ecstatic! When I found out I’d be playing myself in a red carpet sketch I was beyond words! I just made signs to...
View ArticleAmy Poehler, Nick Kroll, Michael Cera, Sarah Silverman and more at JFL Comedy...
Out of all the amazing shows and panels at this year’s 31st annual Just for Laughs Festival, I think the most exciting event was the JFL Awards Show. The Awards Show poster showing recipients Amy...
View ArticleMy Day With Karen Black on Kroll Show
Award-winning actress Karen Black succumbed to cancer yesterday at the age of 74. She had appeared in over 100 movies including the iconic film that gave her her big break, 1969′s “Easy Rider” with...
View ArticleEdgar Wright’s “The World’s End” Opens Friday, Aug. 23rd
Edgar Wright looks like a rock star. He also has the “energy” of a rock star. By energy, I don’t mean that he can drop to the ground and knock out a hundred push-ups or sprint a mile without breaking a...
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