There wasn’t one medium that defined “comedy” in 2012, so my year-end roundup is a hodgepodge of some of the best ways I consumed humor. Best Podcast: Scott Aukerman’s...

Legendary singer Ronnie Spector still remembers the dress she wore the first time she met Santa Claus. Spector, who grew up in Manhattan’s Spanish Harlem, was 5 when her w...

I started watching “Cheers” on Netflix about a year ago out of curiosity, boredom and an appreciation for Ted Danson. I’ve worked my way through three seasons, and, late...

The last time singer Grace Potter had an extended stay in D.C. was for President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009. “I just fell in love with the city: the energy, the f...

If you’re a comedian who was raised Jewish, there’s likely no stranger place to perform than a synagogue. It’s something Nick Kroll, right, mentioned repeatedly during h...

I don’t know about you, but if I was 19 and making a reported $300,000 an episode to read jokes, I wouldn’t complain — even if I had to hang out with Ashton Kutcher and ...

Exactly 25 years ago this month, Todd Barry did his first open-mic night at a Miami comedy club. A year later, he moved to New York City, and he’s never looked back. The 48-...

By now you’ve read — or heard about — the New York Times’ biting takedown of Guy Fieri’s Times Square restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar. But did you see "...

Marco Benevento is not famous. His songs don’t get played on the radio. He doesn’t get mentioned on indie-rock blogs or appear on late-night talk shows. Yet for the past d...

“I don’t belong here,” Pete Holmes, above, told a capacity crowd at U Street Music Hall on Monday night. “This place is too cool for me.” He’s right. A lanky, blon...

When Gary Clark Jr. tells an audience “you gonna know my name by the end of the night,” it’s not a warning; it’s practically a guarantee. The 28-year-old Austin, Texas...

I’m writing this on Monday, too early to call the presidential election. I can, however, already call one winner: Herman Cain. When Cain was the Republican frontrunner in Oc...

As Frankenstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast on Monday, NBC announced its own monstrous creation — the Frankensitcom! “Up All Night,” the single-camera comedy about a c...

Unlike most comedians, Chelsea Peretti keeps office hours. The former “Parks and Recreation” writer recently launched a podcast, “Call Chelsea Peretti,” which is what ...

D.C. Team: Nationals Athlete: Bryce Harper Coach: Davey Johnson It should come as no surprise that the Nationals disposed of their Best Of 2012 opponents as decisively as they...