Email Author Raghav Mehta

2012 Stories by Raghav Mehta

• Louie Anderson

  published December 26, 2012

  It's no overstatement to deem Louie Anderson a pioneer. Years before the early-'80s comedy boom was in full force, Anderson — alongside... More >>

• The Defenders: Amber Preston

  published December 19, 2012

  Comedian Amber Preston will be hosting this month's installment of Trylon's ongoing Defenders series. Though Preston has been making rounds on the... More >>

• Kenny Kane

  published December 19, 2012

  Characterizing a comedian as "charismatic" and "high energy" seems obvious, but Kenny Kane is no ordinary comedian. A former hip-hop dancer,... More >>

• Andrew Bird: Fever Year

  published December 12, 2012

  "Have I simply been ill this year? Or am I turning into some kind of animal?" asks Andrew Bird in Andrew Bird: Fever Year (2011). Directed... More >>

• Hannibal Buress

  published November 21, 2012

  It's hard to have a bad time with a guy like Hannibal Buress. His first album, the aptly titled and highly acclaimed My Name Is Hannibal,... More >>

• Rory Scovel

  published November 14, 2012

  Up-and-comer Rory Scovel is a somewhat nebulous comic. "People have told me they think I'm an alt comic, but I don't think that's valid," Scovel... More >>

• Arj Barker

  published October 17, 2012

  An old cliché about standup comics is that they're cynics. But on his 2010 album, LYAO (Warner Bros.), Arj Barker sounds like he's... More >>

• Pete Holmes

  published October 10, 2012

  It's hard to dislike someone as lovably goofy as Pete Holmes. A graduate of the thriving Chicago comedy circuit, Holmes is an unstoppable jack of... More >>

• Doug Stanhope

  published September 19, 2012

  There isn't another comedian quite like Doug Stanhope. After paying his dues for more than two decades, Stanhope went from being a road comic with... More >>

• Myq Kaplan

  published September 12, 2012

  It's hard to run out of things to say about a man who never runs out of things to say. Not only is Myq Kaplan one of the most intriguing young... More >>

• Bobcat Goldthwait

  published April 18, 2012

  You may know Bobcat Goldthwait from his recent films, the cult sensation World's Greatest Dad and the forthcoming God Bless America.... More >>