“In order to be a great comedy writer, you must first learn to become a great writer.” While the words may sound simple enough, the concept of the idea blew me away. I started performing stand-up comedy...

Danny Lobell can be fierce and subject his listeners to sharp edges...at its best, Lobell’s bluntness bursts through a racial or social taboo like a high school football team storming through a banner, political correctness being the...

Being known as a weekend comic is a tag someone puts on themselves. I used to criticize comics that I knew had television credits and great talent. I used to say stuff like, “Man, if I had...

Tom Shillue presents monologues of childhood and family with a tone that is confident and controlled...Shillue’s tone is nearly hypnotic, the sensation of expert storytelling that is both sedating and invigorating, a rest and a wake-up call,...

My wife and I have an 20 month-old son named Ivan. He is very concerned that parents do right by their children (he is especially worried about my parenting skills). Ivan has decided to help out new...