What do you get when you cross a firefighter with a comedian? I watched the first six episodes of Tacoma FD and I have the answer: you get a first responder who can lift both your body and your spirit. Tacoma FD’s creators and co-stars Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme have an impressive track record. […]

To outside eyes, Greg Giraldo was an undeniable success. From all appearances, he was riding a bullet train to fame and securing a comedic legacy that would last the length of time itself. In Los Angeles, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada called him a “Doctor of the Soul,” comparing Greg to Richard Pryor, George Carlin, […]

When Welsh television came knocking, Gwenno Dafydd was ready. The TV station S4C wanted to greenlight her project. After ten years of hard work, pitches and meetings, her dream was coming true. But now there was a catch and it involved some other good news. Gwenno was pregnant. As timing would have it, the program […]

When I asked Emmy Blotnick what her comedy says about her, she said: “A lot of my comedy is trying to reevaluate things I learned and took as fact.” And just like that, I had my New Year’s resolution. Challenge assumptions! Question beliefs! It’s the path to liberation. In Emmy’s comedy, it’s also the expressway […]

Pat McGann is a hit with audiences of all sizes, from his three kids who are ages six, five and four to sold-out arenas where he opens for Sebastian Maniscalco. On the Late Show with David Letterman, Pat got the audience roaring with laughter over his role as clothes-washer-in-chief, the dampening effect on his love […]

I may have spoken with Michael Palascak during the busiest week of his life. True, he’s been on the go since his comedy career began in 2004. Back then, he was a graduate of Second City and had been invited to join the well regarded improv group Mission IMPROVable. He had to decline because he […]