May 10, 2016

Tulsa Comedy Festival Brings Eric Andre, Fortune Feimster to OK

The only whale indigenous to Oklahoma is new, impressively sized and returning home from September 8-11th. The Blue Whale Comedy Festival in Tulsa is only in its third year, but features headliners Eric André and Fortune Feimster this year. The beautifully designed site offers tickets exclusive to their headliner’s performances as well as weekend-wide festival passes. Certain shows will be 21+.
May 6, 2015

Comedy Smashes Into Music at Full Speed at The Goddamn Comedy Jam

"If I polled you, 99% of this crowd would rather be rock stars than whatever the fuck they do now. Myself included, so this is a dream." That's Roastmaster General Jeff Ross, segueing from the stand-up part to the musical part of his set at April's The Goddamn Comedy Jam. GDCJ is a monthly show at the Lyric Theater in Hollywood that features comedians doing sets of regular material, then rocking out with house band Elemenopy, live band karaoke style.
December 3, 2014

Bill Burr Talks About His New Special, and the Next Generation of Comedy

This Friday Netflix will release Bill Burr's fourth hour long special, "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way." The special was shot on June 20, 2014 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Burr is the stand up comedian that other comedians aspire to be right now. His Monday Morning Podcast is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes and he is the co-founder of the "All Things Comedy" network. He has so many things happening in 2015, including a co-starring role in the feature film "Black or White" and an animated Netflix Series "F is for Family." Amy Hawthorne spoke with Bill about his career, and the new special.
November 7, 2014

Vegas Bound Iliza Shlesinger Talks About the Double Edged Sword of Winning Last Comic Standing

Ever since she can remember, Iliza Shlesinger knew that comedy would be a major part of her future. “It was a given, like you’re going to get old one day. It’s something you just always know,” Shlesinger said in an interview with The Interrobang. “My parents were funny, and I always wanted to be funny. Getting the teacher to laugh, getting the other kids to laugh, that was always my goal. Making people laugh is important to my soul, to my being.”
June 6, 2014

Comedy Central Half Hour Starts Tonight With Chris Distefano and Michael Che

Comedian Chris Distefano’s half our comedy special premiers as part of Comedy Central’s “Half Hour Series”. Distefano is the first comedian to appear on this season's series, and you can catch him on Comedy Central at 12:00 midnight, tonight. Immediately following Chris' half hour, you can catch Michael Che from 12:30 to 1am.