Another magazine, another list of comics to watch. I have my own list of “comics to watch” that I am slooowly going through. The reality is…there are so many great comedians out there that you should just get out to the shows and decide for yourself.

Funny story:
The second comedian on the list is Tiffany Haddish, who performs at the Laugh Factory quite frequently. I was in the audience one night 3 years ago and she started hitting on me from the stage (or maybe my ego was hoping that she was hitting on me). But she actually came over to me after the show and gave me her number. Tiffany is a pretty girl…and black. I’m white a white dude. As she was giving me her phone number, a black comedian saw her doing it and goes, “Oh come on man, help a brotha out!” It was probably her husband.

Rolling Stone: 5 Comics to Watch

I picked up the Rolling Stone Comedy issue in the Vegas airport this weekend on my way home from BlogWorld (yeah…I was at BlogWorld). If you can still grab it, it’s a good read. My biggest take away from the issue was how opinions differed on the importance of the internet to comedy.

It’s 2008 folks. This isn’t debatable anymore. The internet is extremely important to comedy and comedians. Some quotes:

Dane Cook
“It’s the most important tool any comedian can implement into their career. It’s up to you to gather your fans for your own personal personal programming. That’s powerful.”

Katt Williams
“I think it’s been wonderful for comedy – a gold rush. It happened with the comedy clubs in the Eighties and Nineties, and it’s happened again now with the internet. Whoever thinks differently is looking at it the wrong way.”

Craig Ferguson
“I think it’s actually bad for performers who are starting out. They’re not getting a chance to fail in private.”

Zach Galifianakis
“The little bit of success that I have is due to the internet. It has nothing to do with me guest-starring or being on a sitcom at all.”

Albert Brooks
“I think the internet is slowly going to take down all creativity.”