All posts by Debra Kessler
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Sal Vulcano Hints at Big Moves For Impractical Jokers, Including a Movie and MSG
Sal Vulcano is sitting on top of the world right now. The show he created with lifelong friends, Impractical Jokers has become a worldwide sensation,...
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Comedy Dynamics Threatens They May Boycott Georgia If Anti-Gay Rights Bill Becomes Law
Comedy Dynamics, the country's biggest independent producers of comedy albums and specials, has sent a strong message to the governor of Georgia today, asserting they...
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‘No You Shut Up!’ Episode 4.6 Recap and Review: Tony Hale, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Reza Aslan
Our fearless leader of all things politics and puppetry, Paul F. Tomkins is back at the helm of No, You Shut Up! after a week...
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Comedian and New York Subway Slashing Victim Turns Horrific Nightmare Into Comedy Series
Comedian (and Hero) Doug Smith Gets Slashed While Saving a Crime Victim; Five Years Later Turns it Into Comedy
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‘No You Shut Up!’ Episode 4.5 Recap and Review: Where the *@%# is Paul!?
It's pure pandemonium this week on No, You Shut Up! when showtime rolls around. The pundits are in place, the set looks great, but...
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Everybody Shut Up: A Look Back Review and Recap of ‘No You Shut Up!’ Episode 4.4
The political fur keeps flying and we're another week closer to electing a new president. Every Thursday night Paul F. Tompkins and his felty team...
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Everybody Shut Up: A Look Back Review and Recap of ‘No You Shut Up!’ Episode 4.3
Every day we get closer to the election of the next President of the United States and there are issues literally tearing the country apart....
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The State of Comedy in 2016: Is This a Diamond Age of Comedy?
The business of comedy seems to be booming. There are more clubs than there were ten years ago, the number of stand up comics is...
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SNL Will Be Live Tonight Despite Historic Snowstorm in New York City
New York is in the grips of Winter Storm Jonas, the Mayor of New York City is telling everyone to stay home, the Governor of...
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Artie Lange is Doing Nasty Things in Montreal and In His Own Kitchen
Artie Lange has made a career out of being nasty so it is no surprise that when Showtime wanted to create a special based around...
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Beth Stelling Will Not Be Stopped; Rising Comedy Star Shares Abusive Past and Bright Future on Instagram
Monday afternoon rising comedy star Beth Stelling posted on her Instagram some very personal photos showing her badly bruised legs, along with a statement announcing...
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The Clubs Speak! The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2015! (As Decided by the Club Owners, Bookers and People Who Produce Comedy)
Over the next two weeks, you’ll see all of our picks for the greatest comedy releases and greatest moments in comedy of 2015. But if...
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First Look as Comedy Candy Store ‘Seeso’ Goes Live With an Early Free Preview
For two months we've been anxiously awaiting the debut of the brand new all-comedy streaming service from the NBC Digital Team, and although Seeso isn't...
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In Depth With Rising Comedy Star Beth Stelling: New Album, New Special and Much More to Come
Beth Stelling is one of comedy's rising stars right now, and there's no more exciting time in a comic's development then right when they are...
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New York Comic Aaron Berg Shatters Record for Most Comedy Sets in One Night
New York comedian Aaron Berg set out to beat the record for most comedy sets performed in clubs on one night, and he not only...
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Kaytlin Bailey and Brooke Arnold on an All New Gail Meets Girls
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Comedians Ayanna Dookie and Subhah Agarwal Put a Human Voice Behind the “I” Word
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Amy Schumer’s New Netflix Special Walks Tightrope Between Fame and Relatability
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Joyelle Johnson and Irene Morales on an All New Gail Meets Girls
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Toronto’s Raunchy Sketch Duo ‘Cheap Smokes’ Go Beyond the Trailer Park
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Brooklyn Punk Rock Comedy Show Declares: The Future is F*cking Female
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Bridget Everett and Rachel Feinstein on an All New Gail Meets Girls
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Bonnie McFarlane and Marina Franklin on an All New Gail Meets Girls
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