Entries from Austinist tagged with 'kimmel'
May 1, 2007
Tig Notaro is hilarious. But you already knew that. Maybe you saw her in this season's most heralded breakout TV comedy, the Sarah Silverman Program. Or perhaps you watched her perform stand-up in Austin in October with the Crackpot Comedy Tour. You may have even caught a glimpse of her on Jimmy Kimmel Live, season 4 of Last Comic Standing, Dog Bites Man, or Comedy Central's Premium Blend. And it's possible that you simply......
Continue Reading "Austinist Interviews Tig Notaro"April 27, 2007
Maybe you’ve been wondering whether or not you actually have a sense of humor lately. Like everyone else is laughing at jokes or sketched comedic situations, but you’re just sitting there all awkwardly quiet, like a turd in an ice machine. Maybe you’ve become a sour puss with no more feeling for the silliness of the world around you. Maybe you’ve wasted away into that clichéd armchair cynic who pisses all over everything to......
Continue Reading "Saturday Night: All Hamburger, No Helper!*"October 3, 2005
UPDATE: Tim Goodman, at the San Francisco Chronicle says,"The funniest show on television is all but dead." Come on. How could a show with a character named "Bob Loblaw" (played by the irrepressible Scott Baio) die? ! We were walking on clouds a few months ago, when Fox announced it was renewing "Arrested Development," the funniest show since...ever. Last season, AD was scheduled on Sundays, hoping to net some of the Simpsons audience, but......
Continue Reading "We Need to Chat: "Arrested Development" on tonight!"May 13, 2005
For those of you who have been waiting with bated breath to see if Arrested Development has been re-newed, wait no longer. Not only has the brilliant show been re-newed but the word is that it has been picked up for TWO, yes TWO more seasons! Earlier this year, fans of the show were given a jolt when Fox announced that they were cutting the second season of AD down to just 18 episodes......
Continue Reading ""Arrested Development" Alert!"