Five dates into the Wham City Comedy Tour, everything was smooth sailing, much to the dismay of Ben O’Brien and the six other Baltimore-based performance artists onboard for...

Sarah Silverman is an intimidating figure. She seems sweet, but she can turn sour on a dime. Which is why I was somewhat relieved I’d be interviewing the 42-year-old comedia...

Los Angeles-based DJ Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, doesn’t rely on big drops or booming bass. Here’s why you should give this avant-garde beatsmith a listen. The Coltr...

Someone get Michael Shannon a Webby — or whatever it is people get for outstanding achievements in Internet videos. The “Boardwalk Empire” actor’s reading of the insan...

While NBC executives were staying up late last month pondering the fates of Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and “The Tonight Show,” a relative newcomer was unknowingly changing the...

She doesn’t have kids, she doesn’t want to have kids and she doesn’t plan to have kids. The title of the 38-year-old comedian’s new memoir, “I Can Barely Take Care o...

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 ...