For past E-Briefing columns, click here . Red Buttons isn't exactly your expert Web surfer. Launched Monday, the site is backed by some of comedy's greats, including George Carlin, Phyllis Diller, Norm Crosby and Rich Little, to name a few.
Comedy albums tend to sell in the hundreds of thousands, rather than millions.
That means for most record companies, they're just not worth producing. The site also will sell subscription services and give away samples. People still like comedy, Buttons says. They want to laugh. Look around and see what's happening in this world.