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Janelle James, Abbott Elementary’s Teacher of the Year
What Movies and TV Get Wrong About Stand-up
Streaming Should Put an End to the American Remake
TV is a Better Medium for Comedy Than Movies and What We Do In the Shadows Proves It
Flatbush Misdemeanors is the Best New Comedy No One is Talking About
Hacks is a Show About Fame, Not Stand-up
Rethinking the Dramedy: What Is It, Anyway?
How I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Reinvented Sketch Comedy on TV
Why Does Late Night Still Exist?
Hustle Culture is Ruining Comedians
The Golden Globes Really Need to Stop Comedy and Musicals into a Single Award
“Put Out What You’ve Got and Relax: The Case for Comedy Mixtapes
It’s Time for an American Big Fat Quiz
Don’t Meet Your Comedy Heroes, They Might Give You COVID
Just Because You’re Famous Doesn’t Mean You’re Funny: Stand-up Comedy’s Transfer Student Problem
Surprise: Prank Shows Are the Absolute Worst
There’s Nothing Funny about Donald Trump
Comedy’s Worst Stunt Casting Experiments
Live Comedy Can Wait: Stop Running Shows During the Pandemic
Zoom Comedy Show Bookers Need to Look Outside Their Own Neighborhoods
Comedy Still Has an Accessibility Problem, Even in an Online World
Dear Comedians: Stop Releasing a New Special Every Year
How the COVID-19 Coronavirus is Impacting Comedy
The Oscars Need to Take Comedy Seriously
19 Comedians Who Should Host the Oscars
John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Ends the Year on a High Note
The Look of Laughter: Four Rising Photographers in the World of Comedy
Paste's Ultimate Last Second 2019 Gift Guide
The Perfect Friendsgiving Menu, As Inspired By Your Favorite TV Shows
Can You Be Too Famous to Be Funny?
The Do's and Don'ts of Running a Comedy Club
Is Todd Phillips Right About "Woke" Culture Killing Comedy?
Boycotting Georgia Film Leaves the State for Dead
Misc. writing
Brightest Young Things: Nightmare Gig (I was asked to contribute to this series on BYT to talk about my worst gig)
Features (Creative Loafing Atlanta & TheLaughButton)
‘Surrogates’ teams comics with audiences for an out-of-body experience (CL ATL)
Karlous Miller, Clayton English, and DC Young Fly are Atlanta’s new podcast kings (CL ATL)
Jeffrey Stephenson is the scene stealer of Atlanta’s sketch scene (CL ATL)
Variety show Ladylike is the change we wish to see in the world (CL ATL)
Spearheaded by a trio of steadfast comics, Date Night brings the laughs to EAV (CL ATL)
Kyle Kinane plays dumb (CL ATL)
Maria Bamford brings mental illness out from the shadows (CL ATL)
Atlanta’s comics and brewmasters have stuck a beautiful friendship (CL ATL)
Rory Scovel makes his mark (CL ATL)
Rob Haze: Return of the champ (CL ATL)
Caleb Synan’s comedy is on a roll (CL ATL)
Sara Schaefer pulls punches, not apologies (CL ATL)
Paul Gallois goes on the record (CL ATL)
Nick Vatterott’s larger than life (CL ATL)
Celebrating the dumb with Dave Ross (CL ATL)
Cancer be damned: Comedian Quincy Jones gets his stand-up special (CL ATL)
Out of the Ashes: Relapse Theatre re-opens (CL ATL)
20 People to Watch | Mia Jackson (CL ATL)
John-Michael Bond’s Atlanta mission (CL ATL)
9 Great and unique concept comedy shows around the nation
6 Great Tina Belcher moments on ‘Bob’s Burgers’
Talk of the Town: Comedians reflect on the 2014 High Plains Comedy Festival
Our picks and predictions for the 2014 Emmy Awards
How Nathan Fielder got clever with Dumb (Starbucks)
On Tour with Dave Ross (series): Week 1; Week 2 “Sh*t hits the fan”, Week 3 “Heaven on Earth”, Week 4 “Crowd Work”, Week 5 “Empire state of mind”, Week 6 “Living in the moment”, Week 7 “Knives, peanut butter, and the road”, Week 8 “A comedy adventure”, Week 9 “The big show”
From Villain to Folk Hero: Ben Kronberg’s appearance exposes every flaw in ‘Last Comic Standing’
10 Comedy albums that do cover art right
5 Best pieces of Bob’s Burgers fan art
Our picks and predictions for tonight’s American Comedy Awards
Nick Thune spent his marketing budget on one billboard in Oregon to promote his Netflix special, out Today - Part 2
E! becomes the latest culprits in joke theft, steals from ‘Nikki & Sara Live’
Comedy 2.0 (series): Web Series; Podcasts, Twitter
A few recommendations for Saturday Night Live’s “First Timers Club”
Stand-up Life: Lessons learned from ‘Modern Comedian’
Reviews (Creative Loafing Atlanta & TheLaughButton)
ATL gets a new comedy label: Shalewa Sharpe’s Stay Eating Cookies (CL ATL)
Sean White laughs in the face of death on his debut album “Dead & Gone”
Kyle Kinane proves he’s in a class of his own with “I Liked His Old Stuff Better”
Just For Laughs 2014: Nikki Glaser
Just For Laughs 2014: Jerrod Carmichael
Just For Laughs 2014: Kumail Nanjiani and friends
Just For Laughs 2014: Chelsea Peretti is an American treasure
Just For Laughs 2014: New Faces highlights
New Podcasts on the Block: Three new comedy podcasts worth a look
IFC’s ‘Maron’ has potential for something great
Interviews (Creative Loafing Atlanta & TheLaughButton)
The rise and rise of Aparna Nancherla (CL ATL)
A candid conversation with comedian Baron Vaughn (CL ATL)
A candid conversation with John Hodgman (CL ATL)
A candid conversation with Hari Kondabolu (CL ATL)
Greg Barris brings psychedelic variety show Heart of Darkness to ATL (CL ATL)
Dave Stone celebrates the South in his debut album “Hogwash” (CL ATL)
A candid conversation with Jeff Foxworthy (CL ATL)
My First Time: Jared Logan debuts his first album “My Brave Battle”
Carving your own path: A conversation with Sara Schaefer
All About Perspective: A conversation with Ben Kronberg
Embracing the Absurd: A conversation with Kate Berlant
A conversation with High Plains Comedy co-founders Adam Cayton-Holland and Andy Juett
Todd Glass talks about his book “The Todd Glass Situation”
Just For Laughs 2014: A conversation with ‘New Face’ Monroe Martin
My First Time: Kevin Saucier does Crom Comedy Festival
What you need to know before tomorrow’s season 2 premiere of “Maron”
Mike Lawrence on his Half Hour special and debut album, ‘Sadamantium’
Season 3 of ‘Modern Comedian’ debuts, creator Scott Moran teases what’s to come
What you need to know about IFC’s ‘Maron’
Checking in with “Nikki & Sara LIVE’s” Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer