While many comedians used to rely on comedy clubs as their training grounds, the new guard has taken to the Internet, using YouTube and Twitter to craft addictive personas that oftentimes are much more relatable (at least to us) than Peter Griffin on TV. One of our favorites, Issa Rae of Awkward Black Girl fame, manages to deliver award-winning, LOL IRL comedy — she won the 2011 Shorty Award for Best Web Show — while slipping in dialogue regarding sexism, racism, and ageism without...
While many comedians used to rely on comedy clubs as their training grounds, the new guard has taken to the Internet, using YouTube and Twitter to craft addictive personas that oftentimes are much more relatable (at least to us) than Peter Griffin on TV. One of our favorites, Issa Rae of Awkward Black Girl fame, manages to deliver award-winning, LOL IRL comedy — she won the 2011 Shorty Award for Best Web Show — while slipping in dialogue regarding sexism, racism, and ageism without...
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