JFL Comedy Conference, Day 3, the finale: Late Night Writers panel
July 30th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
LATE NIGHT: IN THE WRITERS ROOM Moderator: Bill Carter (New York Times) Panelists: Steve Bodow (Head Writer, The Daily Show
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JFL Comedy Conference, Day 3, Part 2: Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
July 30th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
UCB THEATRE PANEL Moderator: Paul Provenza Panelists: Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Neil Campbell, Andy Daly, Lennon Parham, Horatio
JFL Comedy Conference, Day 3: Todd Phillips & another type of Hangover
July 29th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
WEBCAST TO BROADCAST Panelists: Josh Faure-Brac (Creator & Executive Producer, SuperNews), Steven K.L. Olson (Director of Animation, SuperNews) There’s no
JFL Comedy Conference, Day 2: Secrets, Cartoons, Reality, & Variety’s List
July 29th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
PRODUCING GREAT COMEDY: THE SECRET SAUCE Moderator: Tendo Nagenda (Vice President of Production, Mandate Pictures) Panelists: Michael Aguilar and Kent
JFL Comedy Conference, Day 1, part 2: Writers, the Web, & Awards
July 28th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
Alright, let’s tighten these things up, shall we? The balance of Thursday’s seminars weren’t quite as rockin’ as the not-all-that-rockin’-anyway
JFL Comedy Conference, Day 1: CREATIVE BUSINESS OF COMEDY ON TELEVISION
July 27th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
If Just For Laughs does anything well, it’s giving the appearance that their laminate-clad guests are VIPs. Through a hidden
Review: Funny People
July 27th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
There will be a hundred reviews of Funny People coming out in the next 7 days talking about the plot
Comedy's easy, writing about it is hard?
July 27th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
As I struggle to stay awake and catch up on writing my Just For Laughs reviews (still to come: summaries
Just For Laughs: The Alternative Show
July 26th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
The Alternative Show is one of those “sure things” of the festival, and with its midnight start time typically ends
Just For Laughs: Louis CK @ Metropolis
July 25th, 2009 | by Sharilyn Johnson
Metropolis is the venue set aside for only the most rockin’ of Just For Laughs shows (my first experience there
The Colbert Report A-Z
Third Beat editor Sharilyn Johnson presents this ultimate unofficial fan guide to The Colbert Report, available now from amazon.com! 