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Tag: stand-up comedy

Three Great Things: Marc Maron

Film
By Marc Maron | October 4, 2022
By Marc Maron | October 4, 2022

Three Great Things: Marc Maron

The comedian, podcaster and actor, who's currently starring in To Leslie, on what makes his life meaningful.

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Film
By Rell Battle | May 12, 2022
By Rell Battle | May 12, 2022

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Actor-comedian-writer Rell Battle, now starring in Killing It, on his three great loves (and how comedy hated on all of them).

Success Isn’t Where You Think It Is

Film
By Julia Scotti | May 28, 2021
By Julia Scotti | May 28, 2021

Success Isn’t Where You Think It Is

Comedian Julia Scotti, the subject of the new doc Julia Scotti: Funny That Way, wants you to rethink what it means to make it.

Revisited: The Way We Get By: Jim Gaffigan is Getting Back to His Gardening Roots

Film
By Jim Gaffigan | December 31, 2020
By Jim Gaffigan | December 31, 2020

Revisited: The Way We Get By: Jim Gaffigan is Getting Back to His Gardening Roots

The comedian and actor opens up about his green-fingered life during coronavirus.

The Way We Get By: Jim Gaffigan is Getting Back to His Gardening Roots

Film
By Jim Gaffigan | July 24, 2020
By Jim Gaffigan | July 24, 2020

The Way We Get By: Jim Gaffigan is Getting Back to His Gardening Roots

The comedian and actor, whose new film Most Wanted is now in theaters and on demand, on his green-fingered life during coronavirus.

The Way We Get By: Cash Cab’s Ben Bailey is Hoping We Can All Slow Down

Film
By Ben Bailey | July 14, 2020
By Ben Bailey | July 14, 2020

The Way We Get By: Cash Cab’s Ben Bailey is Hoping We Can All Slow Down

The stand-up comedian and TV host is live-streaming shows from his home and enjoying the quiet and seclusion of quarantine.

The Way We Get By: David Cross on Battlestar Galactica

Film
By David Cross | April 1, 2020
By David Cross | April 1, 2020

The Way We Get By: David Cross on Battlestar Galactica

Patton Oswalt recommended it to him years ago, and now David Cross is recommending it to you.

How Eddie Izzard’s Dress to Kill Gave Me Hope as a Gender-Nonconforming Comic

Film
By Kelli Dunham | March 16, 2020
By Kelli Dunham | March 16, 2020

How Eddie Izzard’s Dress to Kill Gave Me Hope as a Gender-Nonconforming Comic

Kelli Dunham, whose new comedy album Not the Gym Teacher is out now, on the comedy special that changed her life.

Standup Comedy: Truth be Told

Film
By Amber Rollo | December 11, 2019
By Amber Rollo | December 11, 2019

Standup Comedy: Truth be Told

Amber Rollo, a comedian, writer and actor who was one of the people who confronted Harvey Weinstein at a New York comedy show in October, speaks out.

Why I Stopped Making Jokes About Actors

Film
By Heather Turman | September 1, 2017
By Heather Turman | September 1, 2017

Why I Stopped Making Jokes About Actors

Stand-up comedian Heather Turman on how writing and performing in the movie Stuck changed her perspective on the thespian profession.

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