Video: Eugene Mirman uses Kickstarter to fund Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival
Old and busted: corporate sponsorship. New hotness: Kickstarter-funded ventures. So that means Eugene Mirman’s on the cutting edge of hot. The comedian announced that the next installment — the fourth,...
View ArticleLaughter Against the Machine plans a tour documentary, and you can help
Comedian W. Kamau Bell released one of the best stand-up comedy albums of last year, Face Full of Flour, and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. He, along with comedians Janine Brito and...
View ArticleEugene Mirman Comedy Festival lineup revealed; Kristen Schaal, John Oliver,...
What began as a joke amongst jokers, has now become an annual comedy tradition in the New York City metro area. It’s the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival; and it’s now in its fourth year. And we’re happy...
View ArticleKickstarter campaign to reinvigorate NYC indie comedy venue Luca Lounge launches
Over the last year, several live comedy venues in New York have closed. Many of the shows featuring the city’s most innovative acts have had to find another home. Often times that means doing shows at...
View ArticlePatton Oswalt, Megan Mullally, more want a Los Angeles comedy festival (Video)
Kickstarter has become a friend to independent musicians, artists, filmmakers, writers and performers everywhere truly making D.I.Y. projects a little easier and allowing for promotion at the same...
View ArticleFirst ever comedy podcast festival may become reality
A few years ago, the idea of launching a comedy podcast was considered an innovative one. Today, however, there are more than 16 billion comedy podcasts (that’s an estimate). The point is, there’s so...
View ArticleTig Notaro is making a movie about clowns, and you can help (Video)
Comedian and actress Tig Notaro is set to star in a short film loosely based on a time in her life when she hired a clown to help her overcome heartache. “I felt so down and out that I thought the only...
View ArticleComedian Myq Kaplan challenges Kickstarter to define ‘art’ (Video)
What is art? I don’t know and neither does comedian Myq Kaplan. But at least Kaplan has a plan to figure it out, once and for all. He just needs help raising $1 to fund the project. Kaplan set up a...
View ArticleDan Harmon, Charlie Kaufman want $200,000 to fund animated movie
Dan Harmon, no doubt, has some time on his hands after being forced out of his Community job. That is, unless he can get funding to executive-produce a stop-motion animated film, which absolutely looks...
View ArticleRobert Schimmel documentary in the works and you can help fund it (Video)
When Robert Schimmel died in 2010, he left behind him a body of work any comedian would have been proud to create. At 60 years old, Schimmel was a cancer survivor and was still earnestly touring across...
View ArticleFirst Jersey City Comedy Festival set to launch this year
The Jersey City Comedy Festival is a week-long event with over 75 comedians on 20 different comedy shows…or at least it will be if you help make it happen! Garden State comedian Craig Mahoney is...
View ArticleFunny Or Die wants to make five 1990s comedy shows into movies (Videos)
On the heels of the incredibly unnecessary crowd-funded Veronica Mars feature film — pretty sure Kristen Bell and the show’s creator Rob Thomas have $2 million to spare — and in honor of April Fool’s...
View ArticleKickstarter abuse: Why are you giving your money to wealthy celebrities?
Kickstarter is amazing. It’s especially amazing for industrious, talented artists who lack the connections and capital usually needed to realize their dreams. In fact, it’s been a pleasure recently to...
View ArticleEugene Mirman on bringing festival to Boston: I don’t want to just sell out...
There’s been a recent surge in famous people using Kickstarter to fund their pet projects, and the trend is receiving quite a bit of backlash. But before you swear off donating to someone you’ve seen...
View ArticleJonathan Katz will star as an inmate on Death Row and Weight Watchers, with...
If you consider yourself even a casual comedy observer, you are undoubtedly a fan of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, the classic animated series that ran on Comedy Central from 1995 to 1999. Not only...
View ArticleDocumentary on late comedian Mike DeStefano in the works, $75,000 needed (Video)
It’s been three years since the passing of the extremely talented and on-the-rise comedian Mike DeStefano. The abrasively hilarious comedian, who was HIV positive and overcame a severe drug addiction,...
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Russell Peters, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr want you to donate to...
Comedian Ted Alexandro gave us all a tease of what his stellar Web series Teachers Lounge may look like. Now, with good friend and co-creator Hollis James, he’s trying to make even more episodes of the...
View ArticleAmber Tozer launches Kickstarter to produce ‘The Your Town Show’ (Video)
Los Angeles-based comedian Amber Tozer recently launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for The Your Town Show, a travel Web series, wherein Tozer will travel to small towns across the country and...
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Bette Midler Kickstarting $174 million for Moon trip in Funny or Die video
Through her nearly 50-year career in show business, it seems the multi-talented Bette Midler has done it all. She’s won three Grammys (nominated 12 times), three Emmys, four Golden Globes and has sold...
View ArticleJason Nash, Brandon Calvillo announce Kickstarter for Vine film (Video)
Vine stars Jason Nash and Brandon Calvillo are planning a social media adventure and they need your help to pull it off. The two social media stars launched a 30-Day Kickstarter campaign for FML: A...
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