Since “Portlandia” premiered in 2011, IFC has been reinventing itself as the home of off-beat original comedy. Last week, the network announced 11 concepts it’s consider...

The Roots will jump from “Late Night” to “The Tonight Show” when Jimmy Fallon takes over as host next year, answering the most important question raised by NBC’s lat...

Aziz Ansari has been doing interviews lately about dating rituals, turning 30 and how scared he is to have kids. Those are also some of the subjects covered in his current tou...

I’m used to turning on the TV and seeing ads that ask me to save things in need, like starving children or abused animals. I’m not used to commercials that ask me to save ...

Like most kids, Demetri Martin used to doodle during class. “Then I stopped, maybe in sixth grade,” Martin says. “So my drawing has not really evolved very much.” When...

Last week, as I prepared to interview Demetri Martin for Thursday’s Weekend Pass cover story, I was flipping through his new book of drawings, “Point Your Face at This,”...

“It’s a brand-new day on the Internet and things are gonna change!” goes the so-stupid-it’s-funny song performed by the fictional band Piss Cup in the first video from...

DC Pierson doesn’t know who I am, but he’s going to write a rap about me. The comedian and author, 28, is trying to get his new young adult novel, “Crap Kingdom,” onto...

Christian Hunt grew up in Glover Park, across the street from Fugazi founder Ian MacKaye. In 2010, Hunt had the idea to start a variety show that would showcase D.C.’s best ...

Comedian Mike Birbiglia seems like the kind of guy you could have a conversation with. At least that’s how it felt Monday, at the first of his five sold-out shows this week ...

Beyonce is the one “singing” at presidential inaugurations and Super Bowl halftime shows, but she’s actually the second-most interesting Knowles making music right now. ...

New York-based comedian Hannibal Buress makes it look easy. With his laid-back delivery and deceptively simple jokes, it can seem like he puts almost no effort into his act. B...

Eddie Pepitone, above, is the definition of “a comic’s comic.” At 54, he’s beloved and respected by his peers (names like Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron and Sarah Silverman...

“I was born ready. I’m Ron [expletive] Swanson.” With that season 2 quote, Nick Offerman’s character on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” was cemented as a no-nonsens...

Yo La Tengo’s new album has a four-letter title, “Fade,” and runs about 45 minutes. So what happened to the band known for dense, sprawling songs and long, wordy album t...