Author Archive for Danielle Mandella
Friends, Comics, Artists Lend Me Your Ears
Wake up and smell the cyclicus, America: The Digital Age of entertainment is on the verge of a Romanesque collapse
Alec Baldwin Skips 63rd Annual Emmys, But Not Because of Rupert Murdoch Joke
Alec Baldwin says Fox Network is not to blame for his absence from the 63rd Emmy Awards on Sunday night.
An Interview with All-Star Comic Jim Breuer
Stand-up comedian Jim Breuer sat down with AmericasComedy.com for our own exclusive interview
Search Over For “Weapons of Self Destruction”
If you’re looking for a great way to spend a dollar this Summer, get to a Red Box DVD rental kiosk and check out ROBIN WILLIAMS: WEAPONS OF SELF DESTRUCTION, a hilarious 90 minute comedy blitzkrieg filmed live in Washington, DC at the end of his 2009 national tour.
Joan Rivers: A Work In Progress
Joan Rivers gets naked in her new documentary JOAN RIVERS – A PIECE OF WORK. Ok, maybe not literally. Though in the opening scene Rivers does allow a rare glimpse of her undressed face
George Carlin: A Hero, A Legend
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. For me, George Carlin is both. For myself, and countless other writers and comedians, Carlin was at the winning end of the spectrum between good and bad comedy.
And The Winner Is…
Five-year veteran Sean Peabody took home First Place at Friday night’s NorCal Lightning Comedy Challenge at Tre Restaurant and Lounge. Peabody won the room instantly with a universally relatable and undeniably hilarious account of life with teen children who believe that music did not exist before the iPod.
Bring it: NorCal Comedy Lightning Competition hits Sacramento
Tre Restaurant and Lounge will host the inaugural NorCal Comedy Lighting Challenge on Friday, June 16th at 6pm. I recently sat down with creator and host, Jennifer Rutherford at Tre to discuss the show, where the excitement was palpable even weeks before the event. “It’s going to be an absolute kick ass show!” exclaims Rutherford.
Jennifer Rutherford is a Bitch!?
Ok, maybe on-stage. Off-stage she couldn’t be more delightful and professional. I recently sat down with Jennifer to get the scoop on the hottest mom in comedy.
Howie Mandel, You Be the Judge
Comedian Howie Mandel is no stranger to random acts of weirdness. He was kicked out of highs school for impersonating a school board member and hiring a construction company to build an addition to the campus. He became famous by putting a rubber glove over his head and inflating it with his nose. And now he has dropped the handshake completely in exchange for the fist bump.
Seinfeld Ready To Make The Call
Jerry Seinfeld, executive producer of NBC’s “The Marriage Ref” will help call the Mets-Tigers game this Wednesday at Citi Field. He has wife, Jessica, to thank for the Father’s Day gift that will reunite him with New York Mets legend Keith Hernandez.
