Matt Besser

There has been debate brewing the past few weeks among comedy performers in New York concerning the issue of pay. Often, stand-up comedians with a certain level of experience can score paying gigs at New York clubs. Recently, more and more stand-ups...

A q&a with Scott Aukerman, whose podcasts, “Comedy Bang! Bang!” and "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakas" have turned the traditional celebrity interview on its head. Aukerman talks about the future of comedy and the TV version of “...

The “world's best comedy night” (according to the UCB website) plays host to comedian Matt Besser, who is in a 10-week residency during which he will present a new original character each week in order to break Comedy Death-Ray's original-...

There is a point during most Garfunkel & Oates performances in which Kate Micucci will declare she was a late bloomer. The candid look into her personal life usually comes sometime after the folksy comedy duo has led the crowd......

"Pain & Gain" director Michael Bay papers the walls of his mansion with hundred-dollar bills. He considers Dwayne Johnson, the star of his new film, to be a “roided out” freak. When asked about his recent run-ins with actress Megan Fox,...

IFC announced a development slate of 11 projects on Wednesday, three pilots and eight scripts, and based on their descriptions, the channel appears to be going even more idiosyncratic in its projects. Among the projects possibly coming soon to the...

Five years ago this month the influential comedy website Funny or Die took a few baby steps and uploaded its first video, a rough, hastily assembled sketch that starred, appropriately enough, a baby. Pearl McKay was 2 years old at the time, the daughter...

The last thing viewers of the comedy "Mr. Sunshine" (8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, ABC) probably expected was to see sweet man-child Roman get a girlfriend. Nate Torrence, who plays the son of the Sunshine Center's owner, Crystal (Allison Janney), is all...