December 17, 2016

The Clubs Speak! The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2016! (As Decided by the Club Owners, Bookers and People Who Produce Comedy)

Comedy Clubs and Producers Share Their Best In Comedy 2016 It’s our third annual look at the greatest comedy moments all over the country. We went […]
May 26, 2016

Adam Sandler Wanted To Be A Soldier

Adam Sandler was on The Tonight Show Wednesday night, and said until he was 15, it was his dream to join the military. He stopped planning a military career when his father told him one night, "you're not joining the military, cause you're a pussy. And so a comedy star was born.
May 11, 2016

All About Apu, More Comedian Hosted Shows Coming to truTV Plus Find Out Which Shows Are Coming Back

Cable’s truTV, once a bastion of stuffy courtroom drama and panic-inducing Nancy Grace rants, has proven its commitment to its re-branding effort today with the announcement of several comedy renewals and a host of new shows in the works.
February 15, 2016

David Spade Doesn’t Get Pranked, David Spade Pranks You

David Spade does not like to get pranked, punked or hidden camera'd in way. He got "Punk'd" once, by Ashton Kutcher but the episode never aired. "I think I was a baby about it," Spade admitted to us in a recent interview about his new series, Fameless. "I think I said don't do it, and Ashton was like 'oh no, really!?'" Spade readily agreed it was all on him.
December 21, 2015

The Top Ten Comedy Books of 2015! Vote!

2015 was an amazing year for comedy, and a really strong year for books authored by comedians. These ten comedians managed to find time to each write a book despite having busy full time comedy careers. The books range the gamut in subject matter, from autobiographical, to historical, artistic and creative, and even illustrated. We picked ten of the best books of the year to highlight, and now we need you to vote, on who had the #1 book.
December 19, 2015

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 you want to know what really happened in comedy in 2015, you have to go to the source- the comedy clubs.
November 2, 2015

David Spade Says He Passed on Taking Over For Letterman, Alan Zweibel Has a Book, and More News From the NY Comedy Clubs

Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. This week, Jeffrey stopped at Gotham, 92Y, Stand Up New York and more!
October 22, 2015

David Spade Details Fallout After Famous Feud With Eddie Murphy in New Book

David Spade's new book "Almost Interesting" is out this week and Salon.com posted an excerpt from the book detailing the infamous feud with Eddie Murphy that began when Spade insulted Murphy on his popular Weekend Update segment, "Hollywood Minute."
July 31, 2015

I Am Chris Farley Doc Premieres at Second City, Reminds Us We’re All Human

The Second City held the Chicago premiere for Spike TV’s upcoming documentary I Am Chris Farley this past Monday. Older brother Kevin Farley and the filmmakers hosted the event, welcoming a house packed full of friends, family, and super-Farley fans at the comedian’s improv stomping ground. It was here that Farley moved up the ranks to become a standout talent on the main stage, eventually impressing Lorne Michaels and finding himself on Saturday Night Live in the 1990 season.
February 15, 2015

SNL 40: Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night…On A Sunday!

Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th season with gigantic special Sunday Night on NBC. It's a reunion of players, hosts and performers from the original season to current one and every one in between. So far, no one really knows what to expect when the special airs live on Sunday night. One of the anticipated moments is the return of Eddie Murphy to SNL after 31 years and he didn't know how it was all going to work.
February 12, 2015

David Spade Fills in for Sam Smith

David Spade is a good guy. He wasn't scheduled to be on Kimmel last night but when Jimmy got in a jam with a cancelled guest, Spade stepped up to be a guest on Jimmy Kimmel live last night.