I’m not a comedy buff. Gun to my head, I would say that my favorite comedians are regulars on “Saturday Night Live,” and I’m more apt to watch a rom-com than something on Comedy Central....
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When actors play themselves in movies, the audience expects to see how different the character of the actor is from their preconceived notion of the actor— a sort of highly polished...
Comedian Mike Birbiglia (COL ’00) is best known for his “Olive Garden Italian” heritage, sleep disorder and love of pizza, but he corresponded with The Guide to discuss the relationship between...
The theater world often makes it hard to find a play that can sustain itself around one central conceit; however, Peter Shaffer’s one-act farce "Black Comedy" at the Signature Theater succeeds in doing...
Georgetown recently announced that alumnus Mike Birbiglia will be coming back to his alma mater to perform for us! For those of you who don't know, Mike Birbiglia is a very hilarious comedian, writer...
From Beyoncé to Bradley Cooper, Washington, D.C., has been a celebrity mecca in early 2013, but none has been funnier than Louis C.K., who performed two sold-out shows at the Kennedy Center last week....
Demetri Martin isn’t your average standup comedian; in fact, his road to comedy is unlike most of his counterparts’. He received an undergraduate degree in history from Yale University, then followed...
My passion is television, and no matter the genre, I can find something worth watching. But even if you aren’t as avid a watcher as I am, there is one genre that is appealing to TV-watchers of all...
When I was younger, I would watch the Emmys with my parents, who aren’t the type of people to watch much television. Letting me to stay up a little past my bedtime, my mom would always remark that...
During his time working as a writer for "Saturday Night Live," Georgetown alum John Mulaney (COL '04) built a solid reputation as a stand-up comic. He's done double duty as an "SNL" writer and...
The best joke is an inside joke. Nothing will get a group of people laughing harder than something so specific to their place, time and company that no one else understands the joke. And when improvisational...
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. What could have been a family-friendly, action-packed adventure with a surprisingly star-studded cast falls short in Johnny English Reborn, yet another lackluster comedy...
