Known for his unique, hyper-erudite, stream-of-consciousness stand-up comedy (best showcased in the 2000 concert film "Dress to Kill"), Eddie Izzard has also spent the better part of the last two decades building a very interesting career as a character actor on both stage and screen. With...
Read More »Sure, Sunday remains overcrowded with high-end TV like "True Blood," "The Newsroom," "Weeds" and "Breaking Bad," but what to watch the rest of the week? Every Monday, we bring you a guide to five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week.
Read More »Fans of comedian Scott Aukerman have until this point had more of a chance to get familiar with his voice than with his screen presence. A writer for "Mr. Show" and the creator of viral web phenom "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis," Aukerman's best known as the h...
Read More »Improv comedy series "Bunk," which premieres on IFC this Friday, June 8th at 10:30pm, is unique not only for its satirical game show set-up, in comedians compete in surreal challenges (e.g. "Shame That Puppy"). It's also the first series to be greenlit out of the New Yor...
Read More »"What does it all mean?" The only thing missing from the new spot for Scott Aukerman's upcoming IFC series "Comedy Bang! Bang!" is someone intoning in a deep voiceover "In a world..."
Read More »Sure, with "Game of Thrones," "Mad Men," "Girls," "Nurse Jackie," "Veep" and more, Sunday's overcrowded with great TV, but what to watch the rest of the time? Each Monday, we bring you this guide to five noteworthy highlights from the other ...
Read More »IFC's upcoming Scott Aukerman series "Comedy Bang! Bang!" seems to be about as far from your typical talk show as you can get while still technically keeping to the format. To see just how far, check out the video below from "Reggie Makes Music," a web series of outtakes...
Read More »"Seriously, though, what would that be like?" IFC has offered up a preview clip from the first episode of its upcoming series "Comedy Bang! Bang!," based on the podcast hosted by Scott Aukerman ("Mr. Show," the producer of "Between Two Ferns"). Aukerman serves...
Read More »The weekend marks the return of two veteran filmmakers who were established in specialized theaters in the 1990s – Whit Stillman and Nanni Moretti. Films from both directors (who have always made pointed observations about their surroundings) opened to respectable if not spectacular grosses this hol...
Read More »Standup comedian and former Air America host Marc Maron has established himself as one of the premiere comedy podcasters and defining voices in the emerging genre with his WTF With Marc Maron, which features funny, intimate and in-depth interviews with everyone from Louis C.K. to Janeane Garofa...
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