Category: Comedy
DoT EP67: Late Show Comedy Booker Jessica Pilot plus New Music from Walter Salas-Humara
Jessica Pilot has one of the best jobs in the business. She finds stand-up comedians for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and...... Read More
DoT EP66: Comedian Myq Kaplan plus New Music from The Rails
Myq Kaplan’s mind is in constant motion. If you saw him early on in his career, you might have caught him in a...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP65: The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling plus Sloane Crosley’s Look Alive Out There
One of the best things you can do as a fan of any art is to go into something with no real expectations...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP64: Comedian Julie Goldman with New Music from Tyler Childers
This is yet another episode springing from the 2018 Women In Comedy Festival here in Boston. It had been a very long time...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP63: Musician Mark Geary featuring “Don’t Break”
Years ago, I reviewed Mark Geary’s album Ghosts for the sadly departed Boston Phoenix. I would pop that CD in my player on...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP 62: Jonathan Katz Talks Dr. Katz on Audible, plus New Music from Matt Dorrien
For this week’s episode, I sat down with Jonathan Katz in his home in Newton, Massachusetts to talk about his career in stand-up...... Read More
A DoT Minicast: An Interview Flashback with Lily Tomlin
Occasionally I dip back into the archives of comedians, musicians, and authors I’ve interviewed for the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, or various...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP61: Emma Willmann is Killing It, Plus New Music from Wajatta
This episode is a continuation of EP60 of the podcast in that I got to see Emma Willman perform a lot at this...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP60: Women In Comedy Festival Wrap Up plus New Music from The Smoking Flowers
The Women In Comedy Festival is one of my favorite annual events in Boston, and has been since its more humble beginning in...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Broken Lizard in Boston on Super Troopers 2
Two weeks ago, the guys from Broken Lizard came to Boston to hand out doughnuts and coffee to a bunch of appreciative fans...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP56: Comedian and TV Guidance Counselor Host Ken Reid plus New Music from Kassin
This week’s guest is stand-up comedian and host of the TV Guidance Counselor podcast Ken Reid, someone I have known for years in...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP55: Hadron Gospel Hour’s Rich Wentworth plus New Music from Courtney Marie Andrews
This week’s episode is a conversation with podcast host/artist/musician Rich Wentworth. He is co-creator of the Hadron Gospel Hour podcast, a serialized sci-fi/comedy...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP54: Comedian Jess Salomon plus an Excerpt from Laurie Kilmartin’s Audiobook Dead People Suck
I was very happy how this interview came together. Some of you may know I have covered the comedy beat for the Boston...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP53: Comedian Jenny Zigrino and Guest Co-Host Jessie Baade with New Music from Matt Minigell
Jenny Zigrino is still very much a comic on the rise. In the past two years, she has played notable roles in films...... Read More
A Perfect Mashup Video: Nick Chambers on Black Panther, The Meteor Man, CeeLo Green, Robert Townsend, and Spike Lee
Call it a tribute turducken – comedian and musician Nick Chambers is paying tribute to Black Panther opening this weekend with an homage...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP49: Matt York on Between the Bars, plus New Music from Prateek
I first became aware of Matt York’s music when he released his Americana album Boston, Texas in 2016. I also write and play...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP48: Christopher Titus with New Music from Matt York
When I first spoke with Christopher Titus, he was coming through a turning point in his career. It was around 1997 or ’98,...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP47: Glenn Page of The Len Price 3, New Comedy from Tommy Ryman
I first heard The Len Price 3 years ago on a Christmas compilation Little Steven put together for his Underground Garage show. When...... Read More
Audiobook Preview: Stinker Lets Loose! with Jon Hamm, Rhea Seehorn, Andy Richter and More
When Mike Sacks published Stinker Lets Loose! last year, he wasn’t thinking of an audio adaptation. The book is already a bit of...... Read More
Comedians Talk Richard Pryor’s Impact
Richard Pryor was born 77 years ago today in Peoria, Illinois. His impact on comedy, and culture in general, is immeasurable. I never...... Read More
Garry Shandling and Tom Petty: Legends and Friends
It makes sense that Tom Petty and Garry Shandling were longtime friends. They had a lot in common. Both were great craftsman and...... Read More
Preview the Werepony – Stan Against Evil Season Two Premieres Tonight IFC
Halloween is over, but Stan Against Evil season two is kicking off tonight on IFC to keep the horror flowing. If you want...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: This Is A Dream and I’m Going To Kill You
Two days left for the Daily Horror Film Fest, and I have a familiar name for fans of the Department of Tangents Podcast....... Read More
DoT Podcast EP44: Lonely Troubadour David Ramirez Gets Some Company on the Road, New Comedy from Dana Gould, and New Release Roundup
For the past several years, David Ramirez has been traveling around the country with an acoustic guitar, pouring his heart into his fine,...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Hello
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different horror film as part of the second annual...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Zombie Survival Guide
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast brings you a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The Toothbrush
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP43 Grady Hendrix on Paperbacks from Hell, plus New Music from Hound
When I first scheduled this interview with author Grady Hendrix, I was expecting him to be much more tongue-in-cheek about the subject of...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Diary of a Wimpy Alien 2 – Predator Rules
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different horror film as part of the Daily Horror...... Read More