Goings and Comings

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Comedy news and views from Jeff Kreisler, with an IFC twist.

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By Jeff Kreisler on 11/17/2009

Filed under: Industry News, Up For Debate

Sad news x 2 for the comedy community:
1. Beloved Boston comic Kevin Knox passed away after a long battle with cancer.
2. Ken Ober - known to many as host of MTV's Remote Control - also moved on. A friend of many in the community, this news showed the annoying/creepy side of social networking, as rumors of both of his passing and the falsity of those rumors and the falsity of those rumors and accusations and blame and noise momentarily overshadowed the loss.
Sorry to start it off on a bummer, but I don't think death is such a bad thing. It's a chance to celebrate specific lives and rededicate ourselves to living ours the best we can, while we can.

In other ha ha news...

The Mighty Boosh will interview and praise Monty Python.
Both have been featured here. Coincidence? Probably...

The Colbert Report writers talk shop at the NYCF
Missed this panel, glad for the recap.

The British Are Coming! The etc. etc. etc. !
Ian McKellen will star in a mockumentary TV series called The Academy.
The Brits know mockumentary. Throw in Magneto and Gandalf, and this should be great.

NYC!
See John Oliver of The Daily Show and a Details Are Sketchy favorite, Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting, at Caroline's on Broadway, 9:30 pm, tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th. Details and discount code here.

Still Up For Debate (from recent entries):
- What is the best city for comedy and why? Define your terms as you wish.
- Has the internet replaced stand-up as a career path for comedy?