Obscure indie film star Zach Galifianakis is starring in a 30-minute, NYC-centric version of his stellar, houseplant-invoking web series, Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York, that features Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, and Sir Richard Branson. Yes! Bring on the awkward, prickly questions about salary, facial scars, and crappy airline food! more ›

Long before his lucrative turns as a bearded man-child and his time spent between two houseplants, Zach Galifianakis was an aspiring actor in New York City. These two silent films purport to feature Galifianakis as a boxer and an aspiring "hipster" in Williamsburg of the early 90s. His superb co-stars include old school Pepsi cans, a vintage Combos wrapper and a smoke-blowing jerk beamed in from 2012. more ›

Before becoming all Brooklyn on Bored to Death, a young Zach Galifianakis was a struggling comedian honing his craft out West. And just like old footage of Jerry Seinfeld doing stand-up surfaced this year, here is Galifianakis in 1999, at just 30-years-old, doing his routine. It's noted on YouTube that this is just one year before he appeared on Letterman, "followed by his own aborted VH1 talk show, working on the road, film and TV appearances... and then came Hangover." more ›

After his Hangover II co-star Ed Helms hosted Satuday Night Live over the weekend, Zach Galifianakis grabbed comedians Nick Kroll and Al Madrigal and infiltrated the MSNBC studios, as anchor Veronica De La Cruz delivered the news on the air at 1:30 a.m. You can see the trio in the video below, and also in the MSNBC screenshot above (Cruz seemed cool with it, later taking a photo with them). And Kroll says, "this is now on my reel." more ›

THEATER: System of Units, a performance group from Siberia, begin their site-specific collaboration with the local “interventionist performance group” TRYST outside today starting at 12:00pm, when the temperature will transcend 90°. So if you think it’s stinking hot, just wait ‘til you see how the Siberians hold up in this six-hour performance. Called Security Zone, the two groups will create "a mock construction site that plays with perceptions of labor and public space, expectations of daily interactions, and attitudes toward leisure and work.” (Part of the excellent Sitelines series.) - John Del Signore more ›

MUSIC: It's been a while since we've heard from Laura Veirs (pictured). Tonight she's back with her backing band, The Saltbreakers. Opening up the show are the always enjoyable Charles Bissell (of The Wrens) and Lake. Related: Want to be a temporary 5th Wren? more ›

I saw Zach Galifianakis(Comedy Central Presents, Comedians of Comedy, Dog Bites Man) at the UCB theater a few months ago and he was going some crowd work. Some lady said something, I don't remember what, but Zach's response was, "Don't get me farted." From that, you can gather two things: Zach Galifianakis is a comedic genius and you should definitely see him at Irving Plaza on the 24th of February. more ›

Comix and South Toward Home bring together Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Zach Galifianakis and Eugene Mirman for a benefit show in November. The stand up comedy charity event benefits South Toward Home, a non-profit organization created in response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. more ›

Bobby Tisdale, Comedian more ›